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.
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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".
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Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established/Website/Location |
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Aberdeen Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew |
Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney | 1817 | |
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Dundee Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Paul |
Diocese of Brechin | 1855 | |
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Edinburgh Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary |
Diocese of Edinburgh | 1879 | |
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Glasgow Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin |
Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway | 1871 | |
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Inverness Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Andrew |
Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness | 1869 | |
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Millport Cathedral Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit |
Diocese of Argyll and The Isles | 1882 | |
Cathedral of The Isles | [6] |
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Oban Cathedral Cathedral Church of St John the Divine |
Diocese of Argyll and The Isles | 1864 | |
co-cathedral with Millport | [7] | ||
Perth Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Ninian |
Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane | 1850 | |
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Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established/Website/Location |
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Aberdeen Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption |
Diocese of Aberdeen | 1880 | |
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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 | |
Edinburgh Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Mary |
Diocese of St Andrew's and Edinburgh | 1814 | |
Mother church of the Province of St Andrew's and Edinburgh | [10] |
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Oban Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Columba |
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles | 1932 | |
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Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established/Website/Location |
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Glasgow Cathedral Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Andrew |
Diocese of Glasgow | 1797 | |
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Motherwell Cathedral Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid |
Diocese of Motherwell | 1947 | |
Church consecrated in 1929. | |||
Paisley Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mirin |
Diocese of Paisley | 1948 | |
Church consecrated in 1931. |
Image | Name and dedication | Diocese | Established/Website/Location |
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Glasgow Orthodox Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Luke |
1954 | ||
1877 Belhaven Presbyterian Church | [13] |
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