St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Roman Catholic)
The Metropolitan Cathedral o Our Lady o the Assumption is a Roman Catholic cathedral
| St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral (o the Assumption) | |
 St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh | |
  St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral Shawn within Edinburgh | |
| Coordinates: 55°57′22″N 3°11′16″W / 55.9561°N 3.1877°W | |
| Location | Edinburgh, Midlowden |
| Kintra | Scotland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Wabsteid | stmaryscathedral.co.uk |
| History | |
| Umwhile name(s) | St Mary's Chapel (1814) |
| Consecratit | 1814 |
| Associatit fowk | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle christened; unner Charles Hargitt The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union (1858), unner Arthur Oldham The Edinburgh Festival Chorus an The Scots Opera Chorus war foondit wi a nucleus frae the Cathedral Choir. |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Metropolitan Cathedral (o the Province o St Aundraes an Edinburgh) |
| Heritage designation | Leetit B |
| Airchitect(s) | James Gillespie Graham 1813-14; Reginald Fairlie War Memorial, High Altar 1921; Baldachino 1927; Augustus Welby Pugin - design |
| Years biggit | 1814 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | St Aundraes an Edinburgh |
| Province | St Aundraes an Edinburgh |
| Clergy | |
| Airchbishop | Leo Cushley |
| Laity | |
| Director o muisic | Emma Turnbull, Director of Music |
| Organist(s) | Simon Nieminski |
locatit in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the seat o the Airchbishop o Saunt Aundraes an Edinburgh, an the mithechurch k o Scots Catholicism.[1]
References
eedit- ↑ "Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh". Archdiocese-edinburgh.com. Archived frae the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 21 Juin 2012.