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Bishop Robert Eden decided that the cathedral for the united Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness should be in Inverness. The foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Charles Longley, in 1866 [3] and construction was complete by 1869, although a lack of funds precluded the building of the two giant spires of the original design.
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.The distinction of cathedral refers to that church being the location of the cathedra, the seat of the bishop.
It covers Caithness and Sutherland (the old Diocese of Caithness), mainland Ross and Cromarty (the old Diocese of Ross), and mainland Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire (the old Diocese of Moray). The diocesan centre is St Andrew's Cathedral in Inverness. The see is currently occupied by Mark Strange.
St. Mary's, Inverness is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Inverness, Inverness-shire, in Scotland and is a part of the Diocese of Aberdeen. The building is significant for the high quality of its altar and stained glass windows. There is daily Mass in the church and it is also the home of the Polish-language Chaplaincy for Inverness.
The church—the historic town church of Inverness—mainly dates from the eighteenth century. Its site, overlooking the banks of the River Ness, has been used for worship since Celtic times. Thus the congregation can claim to have been founded by St Columba, the Irish monk who first brought Christianity to Inverness.
In July 2016, Murray was installed as the Vice-Provost of the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Inverness (commonly called Inverness Cathedral). [3] She became Provost of Inverness Cathedral in October 2017. [2] [4]
Inverness Cathedral; Len Black, former rector; John Crook, former rector, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness from 1999 to 2006; Alexander MacEwen (1875 – 1941), provost of Inverness and first leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), was a server and member of the vestry
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