Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
The Archdiocese of Saint Andrews & Edinburgh (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Scotland. It is the metropolitan see of the province of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, consisting of the additional suffragan sees of Aberdeen, Argyll and the Isles, Dunkeld, and Galloway. The archdiocese is led by Archbishop Leo Cushley, and its cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Territory | City of Edinburgh and the council areas of Clackmannanshire, part of Fife, Falkirk, West, Mid and East Lothian, and the Scottish Borders |
| Ecclesiastical province | St Andrews & Edinburgh |
| Coordinates | 56.189°N 3.631°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,504 km2 (2,125 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,595,000 122,280 (7.7%) |
| Parishes | 109 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1878 |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Secular priests | 76 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Leo Cushley |
| Vicar General | Patrick Burke Allan Chambers |
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