St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

Parish church
name = Cathedral Church of St Ninian


caption =
dedication = St Ninian
denomination = Scottish Episcopal Church
tradition = Broad Church
diocese = St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane
bishop = David Chillingworth
provost = Hunter Buchanan Farquharson
organistdom = Richard Walmsley
website = [http://www.perthcathedral.co.uk www.perthcathedral.co.uk]

St Ninian's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St Ninian is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Royal burgh of Perth. It is the see of the Anglican Bishop of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, who is the ordinary of the Diocese of Saint Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

History

The cathedral was built on the site of an older Dominican monastery and was the first to be built in Britain since the Reformation, being consecrated in 1850. It was designed by the English architect William Butterfield.


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