St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Roman Catholic)

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church

Church

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located in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, and principal church of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

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http://www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com/ . The present Archbishop is Cardinal

Cardinal (Catholicism)

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Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien

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, president of the Bishops' Conference of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland

[ See: Google Earth Placemark: St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral.kmz ]

History

The Chapel of St Mary's was opened in 1814, and was originally designed by James Gillespie Graham

James Gillespie Graham

James Gillespie Graham was a Scottish architect, born in Dunblane. He is most notable for his work in the Scottish baronial style, as at Ayton Castle, and he worked in the Gothic Revival style, in which he was heavily influenced by the work of Augustus Pugin...

. 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

Pope John Paul II

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visited St Mary's in May 1982 as part of his pastoral visit to Scotland. For more information see: The Scottish Catholic Archives, Columba House,16 Drummond Place, Edinburgh EH3 6PL Scotland t: 44 (0) 131 556 3661

See Panorama of the Cathedral

The Cathedral Today

Contacts: Mgr Michael Regan (administrator); Fr Andrzej Jabłoński. Non-resident: Fr Loreto Tabone & Rev Graham Turner;
Fr Tadeusz Puton SAC, Chaplain of the Polish Missio
Cathedral Address: Broughton Street, Edinburgh
Administrative Address: Cathedral House, 61 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3JD t: 0131 556 1798/0027; fx: 0131 556 4281

Services

Weekly Cathedral Services
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)

Sunday Masses:
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.

Cafe Camino

[:http://www.cafecamino.co.uk/ ]

Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 9.00 to 20.00 / Sunday 9.00 to 21.30

An ideal place to take a break in our modern and relaxed atmosphere. Our menu has something for everyone. We`re child friendly, wheelchair-accessible, have free WIFI and a lovely (and sometimes, sunny) sit-oot-ery.

External links

Architectural Notes

NT27SE 497.00 25930 74320
NT27SE 497.01 25895 74293 St Andrew's Hall
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 Edinburg: St Mary's Cathedral 1814-1989 ([1989])

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland RCAHMS

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