St Columba's Catholic Church, Edinburgh

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St Columba's Church
St Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Edinburgh
St Columba's Catholic Church, Edinburgh
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://www.stcolumbasrcedinburgh.org.uk/
History
Dedication St Columba
Administration
Province St Andrews and Edinburgh
Archdiocese St Andrews and Edinburgh
Deanery City of Edinburgh [1]
Clergy
Archbishop Leo Cushley
Priest(s) Fr Kevin Douglas

St Columba's Church, Edinburgh is a Roman Catholic church located in the Newington district of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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History

The foundation stone of the church was laid on Easter Tuesday 23 April 1889 and it was officially opened on Sunday 17 November of that year. [2] The building was designed in the classic Renaissance style by Rhoderic Cameron. Notable features include a collection of statues in the window niches. The presbytery and hall were added by Reginald Fairlie, 1927. [3] It is a Category B listed building. [4] A two-manual pipe organ by Matthew Copley was installed in 1997. [5]

Parish organisation

From 2017 the parishes in Edinburgh were organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. St Columba's is one of four parishes in Cluster 4 along with St Peter's, Sacred Heart and St Mark's. [6]

The Edinburgh Group of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham meet in St Columba's.

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References

  1. Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Deaneries
  2. "St Columba's RC Church" . Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Edinburgh, 7 Upper Gray Street, St Columba's Roman Catholic Church (126494)". Canmore . Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. "ST Columba's Roman Catholic Church, 7 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. "Scotland's Churches Trust" . Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  6. "Parish clusters" (PDF). Archdiocese-edinburgh.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

Coordinates: 55°56′12″N3°10′43″W / 55.93664°N 3.17870°W / 55.93664; -3.17870