| St. Andrew's Cathedral | |
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| St. Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee | |
 Front entrance | |
  St. Andrew's Cathedral Shown within Dundee | |
| 56°27′27″N2°58′29″W / 56.4574°N 2.9748°W /56.4574; -2.9748 | |
| Location | Dundee |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | standrewscathedral.com |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | George Mathewson |
| Years built | 1836 |
| Administration | |
| Province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Diocese | Dunkeld (since 1878) |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Andrew McKenzie |
| Dean | Very Rev. Kevin Canon Golden |
The Cathedral Church of St Andrew is aCatholiccathedral in theWest End of the city ofDundee,Scotland. The cathedral is theseat of theBishop of Dunkeld andmother church of theDiocese of Dunkeld within theProvince of St Andrews and Edinburgh. The bishop, since may 2024, isAndrew McKenzie.
The Cathedral sits at what was the western edge of the town's almshouse that survived until the sixteenth century.[1]
The building, the facade of which is in theVictorian Gothic design, was designed by Dundee native architect George Mathewson. Opened on 7 August 1836, it is the oldest Catholic Church in Dundee, and has a seating capacity of about 1,000.[1] The halls in the basement served for years as the only Catholic school in the city.[2] The church was dedicated as a cathedral on 4 February 1923.
The sanctuary (presbyterium) area, which contains thehigh altar and stalls for the canons of the cathedral, was added later by knocking out the back wall and building on top of the clergy house. As a result, the altar area is significantly higher than the body of the cathedral. The cathedral is also unusual in that the floor slopes from the entrance to the entrance to the sanctuary.[3]
There are twoside altars in the cathedral; one is dedicated to theSacred Heart ofJesus and the other toMary, the Mother of Jesus under her title ofOur Lady of Perpetual Help. As in all Catholic churches, the cathedral has a set of theStations of the Cross on the walls. In thevestibule there is a statue of the cathedral'spatron saint,Saint Andrew. At the back of the cathedral is thebaptistry next to which is a representation of thePietà.[3]
The usual SundayMass times at the cathedral are 11 am and 6 pm.[3]
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