St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Roman Catholic)

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St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral (of the Assumption)
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral is located in Edinburgh city centre
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral
Shown within Edinburgh
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Location Edinburgh, Midlothian
Country Scotland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website stmaryscathedral.co.uk
History
Former name(s) St Mary's Chapel (1814)
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
Status Metropolitan Cathedral (of the Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh)
Heritage designation Listed B
Architect(s) James Gillespie Graham 1813-14; Reginald Fairlie War Memorial, High Altar 1921; Baldachino 1927; Augustus Welby Pugin - design
Years built 1814
Administration
Archdiocese St Andrews and Edinburgh
Province St Andrews and Edinburgh
Clergy
Archbishop Leo Cushley
Laity
Director of music Emma Turnbull, Director of Music
Organist(s) Simon Nieminski

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, and the mother church of Scots Catholicism.[1]

History

The Chapel of St Mary's was opened in 1814, and was originally designed by James Gillespie Graham. The church was considerably embellished over the years, and in 1878 on the restoration of the Scottish hierarchy it became the pro-cathedral of the new Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. It was renamed the Metropolitan Cathedral on 5 July 1886 with all the rights and privileges appertaining to such a Church.

The cathedral has been enlarged, rebuilt and remodelled many times over the years, with the last major structural changes commencing in the 1970s. Pope John Paul II visited St Mary's in May 1982 as part of his pastoral visit to Scotland.

Present

  • Mgr Michael Regan (administrator); Fr Jamie Boyle; Fr Piotr Czerwonka
  • Fr Tadeusz Puton SAC (non-resident), Chaplain of the Polish Mission[2]
  • Address: Broughton Street, Edinburgh

Services

Weekdays

  • Monday - Friday: Masses at 10:00 (said), 12:45(said, or sung on Holy Days of Obligation), 18:00 (Polish)
  • Saturday: Masses at 09.00 (Polish), 10.00, Vigil: 18:00 (sung)

Sundays

  • Saturday Vigil: 18:00 (sung)
  • Sunday: 09:30 (Children's), 11:30 (Choral), 13:15 (Polish), 17:45 (Polish),19:30 (Music Group)
  • Confessions ~ Saturday: 10:30 – 12:00, 17:00 – 17:45

Concerts

The cathedral organ was completed in late 2007 and concerts take place on the third Tuesday of most months.[3]

Architectural notes

  • Architect: James Gillespie Graham 1813-14
  • Reginald Fairlie - War Memorial, High Altar 1921
  • Baldachino 1927
  • Augustus Welby Pugin (design)
  • Became a pro-Cathedral in 1878 and a Cathedral in 1886
  • Books and References Edinburgh: St Mary's Cathedral 1814-1989 ([1989])
  • NT27SE 497.00 25930 74320
  • NT27SE 497.01 25895 74293 St Andrew's Hall

See also

References

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External links

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