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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country Scotland
TerritoryCity of Edinburgh and the council areas of Clackmannanshire, part of Fife, Falkirk, West, Mid and East Lothian, and the Scottish Borders
Ecclesiastical provinceSt Andrews and Edinburgh
Coordinates56°11′20″N 3°37′52″W / 56.189°N 3.631°W / 56.189; -3.631
Statistics
Area5,504 km2 (2,125 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1,595,000
122,280 (7.7%)
Parishes109
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 March 1878
CathedralSt Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh
Secular priests76
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLeo Cushley
Vicar GeneralPatrick Burke [1]
Allan Chambers
Map
Website
Official website

The Archdiocese of Saint Andrews & Edinburgh (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland. It is the metropolitan see of the province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, consisting of the additional suffragan sees of Aberdeen, Argyll and the Isles, Dunkeld, and Galloway. The archdiocese is led by Archbishop Leo Cushley, and its cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.[2]

  1. ^ "Burke to be Edinburgh vicar general". The Tablet. UK. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ Archbishop urges faithful to resist pessimism ahead of parish closures

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