| Seagoe parish | |
| Fullname: | St Gobhan's parish |
| Location: | Seagoe Road, Portadown |
| Country: | Northern Ireland |
| Churchmanship: | Low Church |
| Website: | seagoe.co.uk |
| Founded Date: | 540 A.D 1660 1814 |
| Founder: | St Gobhan |
| Consecrated Date: | 28 June 1816 |
| Architect: | Thomas Drew |
| Architectural Type: | Gothic |
| Parish: | Seagoe |
| Deanery: | Clanbrassil |
| Archdiocese: | Dromore |
| Diocese: | Down and Dromore |
| Province: | Armagh |
| Dean: | Canon Gareth Harron |
| Archdeacon: | Venerable Roderic West |
| Rector: | Revd Canon Terence Cadden |
| Curate: | Revd Canon Raj Sathyaraj Revd Stuart Moles |
| Reader: | Tom Patterson |
| Organist: | Alison Cadden |
| Logosize: | 250px |
Seagoe parish or St Gobhan's parish is an ecclesiastical parish of the Church of Ireland that is located in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is on one of the oldest recorded sites of Christianity in Ireland. Christian links to the area date back to the early 500 AD's. It was founded by St. Gobhan.[1]
The current rector is Terence Cadden, having been installed in 2006.[2] The current rector's predecessor is David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.[3] Another previous rector was Jack Shearer, who later became the Dean of Belfast.
In 2010 the parish centre was opened by the previous rector David Chillingworth. The building cost £1.5 million. It contains a series of multi-functional rooms and classrooms, a main hall and a rotunda with a meeting area, coffee bar and circular prayer/quiet room.[4]
The current organisations that form part of the parish ministry are the following:[5]
The parish is linked to Seagoe Primary School, having established the school. The link is reflected in the school ethos.[6]