List of cathedrals in Scotland

This is a list of cathedrals in Scotland. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals. However the label 'cathedral' remains in common parlance for notable churches that were formerly part of an episcopal denomination, such as is the case with many former Scottish cathedrals, which are now within the (presbyterian) Church of Scotland.

Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland is no longer governed by bishops, and so officially has no cathedrals. However, buildings that were cathedrals prior to the Reformation, or in periods of the church's history when it did have an episcopacy, are still commonly called 'cathedrals'. They are often denoted by the title "High Kirk".

Scottish Episcopal Church

Image	Name and dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Aberdeen Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew	Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney	1817
			57°08′57″N 2°05′34″W / 57.1490454°N 2.0928955°W
	Dundee Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Paul	Diocese of Brechin	1855
			56°27′40″N 2°58′05″W / 56.4610153°N 2.9680869°W
	Edinburgh Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary	Diocese of Edinburgh	1879
			55°56′55″N 3°12′59″W / 55.948595°N 3.216269°W
	Glasgow Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin	Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway	1871
			55°52′24″N 4°16′30″W / 55.8734329°N 4.2749262°W
	Inverness Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew	Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness	1869
			57°28′28″N 4°13′45″W / 57.4744737°N 4.2291141°W
	Millport Cathedral Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit	Diocese of Argyll and The Isles	1882
	Cathedral of The Isles		55°45′20″N 4°55′27″W / 55.7555746°N 4.924171°W
	Oban Cathedral Cathedral Church of St John the Divine	Diocese of Argyll and The Isles	1864
	co-cathedral with Millport
	Perth Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Ninian	Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane	1850

Roman Catholic Church

Province of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Image	Name and dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Aberdeen Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption	Diocese of Aberdeen	1880
			57°08′43″N 2°06′23″W / 57.1453812°N 2.1064199°W
	Ayr Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Margaret	Diocese of Galloway	1822
	translated from Good Shepherd, St John's Street
	Dundee Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew	Diocese of Dunkeld	1782
			56°27′27″N 2°58′29″W / 56.4574399°N 2.9746985°W
	Edinburgh Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Mary	Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh	1814
	Mother church of the Province of St Andrew's and Edinburgh		55°57′22″N 3°11′16″W / 55.956057°N 3.187827°W
	Oban Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Columba	Diocese of Argyll and the Isles	1932

Province of Glasgow

Image	Name and dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Glasgow Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Andrew	Archdiocese of Glasgow	1797
			55°51′20″N 4°15′10″W / 55.855461°N 4.252897°W
	Motherwell Cathedral Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid	Diocese of Motherwell	1947
	Church consecrated in 1929.		55°47′29″N 3°59′13″W / 55.79128°N 3.98704°W
	Paisley Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mirin	Diocese of Paisley	1948
	Church consecrated in 1931.		55°50′51″N 4°25′00″W / 55.847533°N 4.4165844°W

Greek Orthodox Church, also serving other Orthodox communities

Image	Name and dedication	Diocese	Established/Website/Location
	Glasgow Orthodox Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Luke		1954
	1877 Belhaven Presbyterian Church

See also

• List of former cathedrals in Great Britain
• List of cathedrals
• Religion in Scotland

External links

Media related to Cathedrals in Scotland at Wikimedia Commons