St Mary's Cathedral | |
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The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary the Virgin | |
![]() Saint Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow | |
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55°52′25″N 4°16′30″W / 55.8735°N 4.2750°W | |
Location | 300 Great Western Road, Glasgow G4 9JB |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic[1] |
Website | Cathedral Website |
History | |
Status | Active |
Dedication | Virgin Mary |
Consecrated | October 1894 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Cathedral & Parish church |
Architect(s) | George Gilbert Scott |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1871 |
Completed | 1893 |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 1 |
Spire height | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
Bells | 10 (1901) |
Administration | |
Diocese | Glasgow and Galloway |
Parish | Cathedral congregation |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Vacant |
Provost | Kelvin Holdsworth |
Vice-provost | Vacant |
Canon Missioner | Vacant |
Priest(s) | John Riches Chuks Iwuagwu Maggie McTernan Ivan Draper Ellen Barrett |
Laity | |
Director of music | Friðrik Walker |
Organist(s) | Steven McIntyre |
Churchwarden(s) | Franny Mawditt Bob Leslie |
Verger | David Kenvyn |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Designated | 15 December 1970 |
Reference no. | LB32198 |
The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, commonly called St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is located on the Great Western Road, in the west end of Glasgow, Scotland. The current building was opened on 9 November 1871 as St Mary's Episcopal Church and was completed in 1893 when the spire was completed. The architect was Sir Gilbert Scott. It was raised to cathedral status in 1908. The total height of the cathedral is 63 metres. The church structure is protected as a category A listed building.[2]
The other cathedrals in Glasgow are St Andrew's (Roman Catholic), St Luke's (Eastern Orthodox) and St Mungo's, the city's mediaeval cathedral, now used by the Church of Scotland, which has a presbyterian polity and does not use the term ‘cathedral’ to describe its churches.