St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Cathair-eaglais Easbaigeach an Naoimh Moire
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Location in Edinburgh; Palmerston Place EH12 5AW
55°56′55″N 3°12′58″W / 55.94861°N 3.21611°W / 55.94861; -3.21611
Location	Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AW
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Scottish Episcopal Church
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.cathedral.net
History
Dedication	St Mary the Virgin
Specifications
Number of spires	3 (Main, ‘Barbara’ and ‘Mary’)
Spire height	90m (295ft) (Main spire)
Bells	12
Tenor bell weight	41 cwt
Administration
Diocese	Edinburgh
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Bishop of Edinburgh, Rt Revd Dr John Armes
Provost	Very Revd John Conway
Vice-provost	Revd Canon Dr Marion Chatterley
Priest(s)	John Conway Marion Chatterley Revd Canon Professor Paul Foster Janet Spence
NSM(s)	Helen Hood
Chaplain(s)	Revd Janet Spence
Laity
Organist(s)	Duncan Ferguson (Master of the Music & Organist) Imogen Morgan (Assistant Master of the Music & Organist) Assistant Organist: Vacancy - see cathedral.net/vacancies
Lay member(s) of chapter	Dr Esther Elliott: Lay Reader

The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly known as St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral,^[a] is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the West End of Edinburgh, Scotland; part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Its foundation stone was laid in Palmerston Place, on 21 May 1874 by the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and the building was consecrated on 30 October 1879.

St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral is the Mother Church of all Scottish Episcopal churches in the Edinburgh Diocese, which stretches from the Firth of Forth down to the English border. There are seven dioceses in Scotland. St Mary’s is the see of the Lord Bishop of Edinburgh, one of the seven bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

It was designed in a Victorian Gothic revival style by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. It has attained Category A listed building status,^[1] and is part of the Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh World Heritage Site.^[2] The cathedral is one of only three in the United Kingdom that feature three spires, the other two being Lichfield and Truro cathedrals. The main spire is 90 metres (295 ft) tall, making the building the tallest in the Edinburgh urban area.^[3] The other two spires were completed in 1917. The Song School and the Chapter House were also added in later years.

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