St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

Cathedral Church of St Ninian

St Ninian's Cathedral

Location Perth, Scotland
Denomination Scottish Episcopal Church
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.perthcathedral.co.uk
History
Dedication St Ninian
Administration
Diocese St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane
Clergy
Bishop(s) David Chillingworth
Provost Hunter Buchanan Farquharson
Laity
Organist/Director of music Richard Walmsley

St Ninian's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St Ninian is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Royal burgh of Perth. It is the see of the Anglican Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, who is the ordinary of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

History

The cathedral was built on the site of an older Dominican monastery and was the first to be built in Britain since the Reformation, being consecrated in 1850. It was designed by the English architect William Butterfield.