St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Catholic)
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, also known as St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh and the mother church of Scots Catholicism.[1] The cathedral church is located at the East End of New Town in the city center.
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St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral | |
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St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral (of the Assumption) | |
55.9561°N 3.1877°W / 55.9561; -3.1877 | |
Location | Edinburgh |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Former name(s) | St Mary's Chapel (1814) |
Status | Metropolitan Cathedral (of the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh) |
Consecrated | 1814 |
Associated people | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle christened; under Charles Hargitt The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union (1858), under Arthur Oldham The Edinburgh Festival Chorus and The Scottish Opera Chorus were founded with a nucleus from the Cathedral Choir. |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Listed B |
Architect(s) | James Gillespie Graham |
Years built | 1814 |
Administration | |
Province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Archdiocese | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Leo Cushley |
Laity | |
Director of music | Michael Ferguson |
Organist(s) | Simon Leach |
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