See also: List of cathedrals in England and Wales and List of cathedrals in Ireland
This is a list of cathedrals in Scotland.
A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese. The distinction of cathedral refers to that church being the location of the cathedra, the seat of the bishop. In the strictest sense, only Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy — those that are led by bishops — possess cathedrals. However, in common parlance, the title cathedral is often still used to refer to former Scottish cathedrals, which are now within the (presbyterian) Church of Scotland.
Because of Scotland's religious history, cathedrals of several different Christian denominations are found around the country. Before the Scottish Reformation, the Christian church in Scotland was Catholic. Its thirteen dioceses were each governed by a bishop whose Episcopal see was centred on a cathedral. In 1560, the Scottish church broke communion with Rome and became Protestant. After years of dispute, the post-Reformation Church of Scotland finally abolished the Episcopacy in 1689 and adopted the Presbyterian system of governance. Scotland's former cathedrals remained in use as parish churches, now organised under a system of synods and presbyteries.[1]
The Scottish Episcopal Church formed as a breakaway from the Established Church of Scotland, retaining the system of bishops, was Anglican, but it was excluded from mainstream religious life. In the later 19th century, laws repressing Episcopalian and Catholic worship were repealed (for example, under the Roman Catholic relief bills). With their newfound freedom, these denominations flourished and began to build their own cathedrals. For this reason, Scotland's Episcopalian and Catholic cathedrals are mostly Victorian in origin.[1]
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Dundee
Glasgow
Inverness
Oban
Perth
Cathedral of The Isles
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Episcopal cathedrals in Scotland
St Machar's Aberdeen
Brechin
Dornoch
Dunblane
Dunkeld
St Giles' Edinburgh
St Mungo's Glasgow
St Magnus Kirkwall
St Moluag's Lismore
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Former Cathedrals of the Church of Scotland
St Mary's Aberdeen
Paisley
Motherwell
Ayr
St Andrew's Dundee
St Mary's, Edinburgh
St Columba's Oban
St Andrew's Glasgow
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Catholic cathedrals in Scotland
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^ abOggins, Robin S. (1996). Cathedrals of Great Britain and Ireland. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 9781567993462. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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