| Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Territory | City of Edinburgh and the council areas of Clackmannanshire, part of Fife, Falkirk, West, Mid and East Lothian, and the Scottish Borders |
| Ecclesiastical province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Metropolitan | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,504 km2 (2,125 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 1,434,347 112,978 (7.9%) |
| Parishes | 106 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1878 |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Secular priests | 99 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Keith O'Brien |
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| Website | |
| www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh (Latin Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman 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 the Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, currently Cardinal Keith Michael Patrick O'Brien.[1]
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After the Scottish Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church abandoned the ancient dioceses and hierarchy. In 1653, the whole of Scotland became under the authority the Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland, which in 1694 was elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland.[1]
On 23 July 1727, Scotland was divided into two Vicariate Apostolics, the Lowland District and Highland District. The Lowland District comprised roughly the Scottish Lowlands, with the exception of the northern area around Aberdeen.[1]
On 13 February 1827, Scotland was divided into three Vicariate Apostolics, the Eastern District (formerly the Lowland District), the Northern District (formerly the Highland District), and the Western District (created from terrority of the other two districts).[1]
The Eastern District comprised the sixteen eastern historic counties of Perthshire, Angus, Kincardineshire, Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire, Kinross, Fife, West Lothian, Mid Lothian, East Lothian, Peebleshire, Selkirkshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfrieshire, Roxburghshire, and Berwickshire.
Following the restoration of the Scottish hierarchy by Pope Leo XIII on 15 March 1878, the Eastern District was elevated to the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.[1]
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