Protestant is a broad term for a number of Christian religions. The Church of Ireland is one of the Protestant Churches in Ireland.
The "Church of Ireland" is a protestant church.
Not exactly. The Church of Ireland is just one of the protestant denominations in Ireland. There are others like Methodists and Presbyterians, amongst others.
The Pope is the Spiritual Leader of all Catholics. The Archbishop of Armagh is the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The Queen of England is Head of the Anglican Church, a Protestant Church, hence the Church of Ireland which is the main Protestant Church in Ireland. There are also other Protestant Churches, other Christian churches and other non-Christian faiths in Ireland, all of whom have leaders.
Christianity is the dominant religion in Northern Ireland. Most people in Northern Ireland are members of a Protestant church, such as Presbyterians or Anglicans, who are members of the Church of Ireland.
St Patrick is buried in the grounds of Down Cathedral which is a Church of Ireland/Anglican-Episcopalian-Protestant church.
The main difference between the two churches is that the Protestant church believes that they should not have sculptures and paintings to worship. Whereas the Cathloic church believes that if you have images of what you are worshipping, you will have a deeper and stronger faith.
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The main reason the Protestant religion was formed was because people were tired of the Catholic church's overbearing laws. A group eventually protested and broke away from the church forming the Protestant church.
Oliver cromwell came in and attacked the Irish rebels so protestant settlers could have peace as well as the protestant church
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The Church of Ireland is a province within the Anglican Communion. So it's Protestant. St Patrick visited the area of Kilrea, in Londonderry. So there's a Protestant church there by the name of St Patrick's Church of Ireland.--: The Church of Ireland is a church of the state, not a province.A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state. Re: Alberta is a province (state) of Canada.
The main difference is that the Catholic Church has a lot more bright colours, whereas the Protestants are more bland.