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St Columba's Catholic Church, Edinburgh

Coordinates: 55°56′12″N 3°10′43″W / 55.93664°N 3.17870°W / 55.93664; -3.17870
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St Columba's Church
St Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Edinburgh
Map
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttp://www.stcolumbasrcedinburgh.org.uk/
History
DedicationSt Columba
Administration
ProvinceSt Andrews and Edinburgh
ArchdioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
DeaneryCity of Edinburgh[1]
Clergy
ArchbishopLeo Cushley
Priest(s)Fr Kevin Douglas

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

History

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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. [1] 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

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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.

References

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  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.
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55°56′12″N 3°10′43″W / 55.93664°N 3.17870°W / 55.93664; -3.17870