Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
| Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Ecclesiastical province | Saint Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Diocesan bishop | Leo Cushley |
| Vicar General | Allan Chambers |
| founding | March 4, 1878 |
| surface | 5,504 km² |
| Parishes | 111 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 1,560,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 119,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 7.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 80 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 38 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.008 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Friars | 43 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 85 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Website | www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Aberdeen Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Diocese of Dunkeld Diocese of Galloway |
The Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh ( Latin Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis ) is an Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland with its seat in Edinburgh .
history
St Andrews was an episcopal see as early as 908, which fell with the Scottish Reformation . The present Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh was founded on October 13, 1653 by Pope Innocent X as the Apostolic Prefecture of Scotland ; first prefect was William Ballantine . On March 16, 1694 it was converted into a Vicariate Apostolic , initially as the Vicariate of Scotland. On July 23, 1727 the Vicariate Apostolic Scotland was divided into two vicariates: the "Lowland District" and the " Highland District ", on February 13, 1827 the Vicariate Apostolic "Lowland District" with the Breve Quanta laetitia by Leo XII. divided into the vicariates "Eastern District" and " Western District " and the "Highland District" renamed "Northern District".
With the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in Scotland, Pope Leo XIII. with the circumscription bull Ex supremo Apostolatus on March 4, 1878, the Vicariate "Northern District" to the Diocese of Aberdeen , the Vicariate "Western District" to the Archdiocese of Glasgow and the Vicariate "Eastern District" to the current Archdiocese ; first archbishop was John Menzies Strain . Numerous Catholic immigrants came in the 1990s, v. a. from Poland, to Edinburgh, who shape the archbishopric today.
See also
Ruin of St Andrews Cathedral in St Andrews
The Cathedral (St Mary's Cathedral) in Edinburgh
Web links
- Official website
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh on gcatholic.org (English)
- Entry on www.katolsk.no
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Saint Andrews" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Microsoft Encarta, accessed December 8, 2008
- ↑ "Saint Andrews" , Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed December 8, 2008
