Parish email may be accessed via webmail, or using a dedicated email application such as Thunderbird, Outlook or many others. It is also possible to use multiple devices to access your email.
On this page:
- Accessing parish email via webmail
- Accessing parish email with a dedicated email application
- Changing your password
- Using auto-reply
- Forwarding to another address
Accessing parish email via webmail
Using any web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.) go to the following address:
https://webmail.galwaydiocese.ie
Log in using your full email address as the username, and using the password which goes with it. if you have forgotten your password, please contact help@parishes.galwaydiocese.ie to have it reset.
Accessing email with a dedicated email application
The settings for sending and receiving email are given below.
Receiving Email | |
Server type | IMAP |
Server | gc01.galwaycathedral.ie |
Port | 993 |
Username | (your full email address) |
Password | (the password for your email address) |
Connection security/encryption | SSL/TLS |
Authentication method | Normal password |
Sending Email | |
Server type | SMTP |
Server | gc01.galwaycathedral.ie |
Port | 25 |
Username | (your full email address) |
Password | (the password for your email address) |
Connection security/encryption | STARTTLS |
Authentication method | Normal password |
Changing your Password
- Log into the webmail interface as described above.
- In the toolbar on the left, click Settings.
- In the left column, click Password.
- Fill in the form, and click Save.
Using Auto-Reply
The auto-reply facility sends an automatic response to any received email. The incoming email arrives in your inbox as usual.
- Log into the webmail interface as described above.
- In the toolbar on the left, click Settings.
- In the left column, click Auto-reply.
- Switch on or off the facility with the Enable auto-reply switch.
- If switching it on, fill out the form.
- Click Save settings.
Using Forwarding
Adding one or more forwarders causes incoming email to be diverted to the address(es) you specify. The incoming email does not arrive in your inbox, but instead gets forwarded onwards. You may create as many forwarders as you wish: each incoming email gets sent to all of them.
- Log into the webmail interface as described above.
- In the toolbar on the left, click Settings.
- In the left column, click Forwarders.
To add a new forwarder:
- In the middle column, click New forwarder.
- In the right column, enter the destination address.
- Click Create.
To change an existing forwarder:
- In the middle column, click the forwarder to be updated
- In the right column, enter the new destination address.
- Click Update.
To remove a forwarder:
- In the middle column, click the forwarder to be deleted.
- In the right column, click Delete.