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{{Infobox church
| name = St Andrew's Cathedral
| fullname = The Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew
| native_name = Cathair-Eaglais Inbhir Nis
| image = St Andrews Cathedral Inverness Scotland from Bishops road.jpg
| caption = St Andrew's Cathedral from Bishops Road
| country = [[Scotland]]
| location = [[Inverness]]
| dedication = [[St Andrew]]
| denomination = [[Scottish Episcopal Church]]
| churchmanship = [[High Church]]<ref>Blagdon-Gamlen, P. E. (1973) ''The Church Travellers Directory''. London: Church Literature Association; p. 81</ref>
| years built = 1866-1869
| architectural type = Church
| style = [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
| founder = [[Robert Eden (bishop)|Bishop Robert Eden]]
| diocese = [[Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness|Moray, Ross & Caithness]]
| bishop = [[Mark Strange (bishop)|Mark Strange]]
| provost-rector = [[Sarah Murray (priest)|Sarah Murray]]
| organist = Adrian Marple
| pushpin map = Scotland Highland
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| coordinates = {{coord|57|28|28|N|4|13|45|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=it}}
| website = [http://www.invernesscathedral.org www.invernesscathedral.org]
}}
'''Inverness Cathedral''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: Cathair-Eaglais Inbhir Nis), also known as the '''Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew''' (1866–69), is a [[cathedral]] of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]] situated in the city of [[Inverness]] in [[Scotland]] close to the banks of the [[River Ness]]. It is the seat of the [[Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness]], [[Ordinary (officer)|ordinary]] of the [[Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness]]. The cathedral is the northernmost extant diocesan cathedral in mainland Britain - [[Dornoch Cathedral]], [[Fortrose Cathedral]] and [[Elgin Cathedral]] are no longer acting as diocesan cathedrals. It was the first new Protestant cathedral to be completed in Great Britain<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://invernesscathedral.org/who-we-are/our-history/ |website=Inverness Cathedral. |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> since the Reformation.

==History==
[[Robert Eden (bishop)|Bishop Robert Eden]] decided that the cathedral for the united Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness should be in Inverness. The foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury, [[Charles Longley]], in 1866<ref>[http://www.episcopalhistory.org/19th-century Gerald Stranraer-Mull: Steps on the Way: the journey of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1513-2013]</ref> and construction was complete by 1869, although a lack of funds precluded the building of the two giant spires of the original design. The architect was [[Alexander Ross (architect)|Alexander Ross]], who was based in the city. The cathedral is built of red Tarradale stone, with the nave columns of [[Peterhead]] granite.

The cathedral congregation began as a mission in 1853, on the opposite side (east) of the River Ness.

== Bells ==
The cathedral contains a ring of ten bells, which are noted as being the most northerly peal of [[Change ringing|change-ringing]] bells in a church in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Features/Profile/Ringing-the-changes-has-a-peal-14317.htm|title=Ringing the changes has a-peal|website=www.inverness-courier.co.uk|access-date=2019-01-06}}</ref> The tenor bell weighs 17 cwt.<ref>Dove ''Bellringer's Guide''; 6th ed., 1982, p. 181</ref>

== Stained glass ==
The stained glass windows of the cathedral were designed and installed by [[Hardman & Co.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness, Highland |url=https://www.visitstainedglass.uk/location/st-andrews-cathedral-inverness-highland |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Visit Stained Glass |language=en}}</ref> The great Western window depicts "Christ in Majesty at the Last Judgement" and was installed in memory of Bishop Eden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Window, Inverness Cathedral, by John Hardman & Co. |url=https://victorianweb.org/art/stainedglass/hardman/15.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=victorianweb.org}}</ref>
[[File:South window, Inverness Cathedral.jpg|thumb|Great West Window, Inverness Cathedral]]

==List of Provosts==
The following have served as [[Provost (religion)|Provost]] of Inverness Cathedral:

{{div col}}
* [[Robert Eden (bishop)|Robert Eden]]
* [[James Kelly (bishop)|James Kelly]]
* [[Herbert Mather]] (1891 to 1897)
* [[Allan Webb (bishop)|Allan Webb]] (1898 to 1901)
* [[Vernon Staley]]
* [[Reginald Mitchell-Innes]] (1911 to 1918)
* [[Alexander MacKenzie (priest)|Alexander MacKenzie]] (1918 to 1949)
* [[Leslie Pennell]] (1949 to 1965)
* [[Frank Laming]] (1966 to 1974)
* [[Jack Woods (priest)|Jack Woods]] (1975 to 1980)
* [[Arthur Wheatley]] (1980 to 1983)
* [[Gordon Reid (priest)|Gordon Reid]] (1984 to 1988)
* [[Alan Horsley]] (1988 to 1991)
* [[Malcolm Grant (priest)|Malcolm Grant]] (1991 to 2002)
* [[Michael Hickford]] (2003 to 2004) 
* [[Alex Gordon (priest)|Alex Gordon]] (2005 to 2014)
* [[Sarah Murray (priest)|Sarah Murray]] (2017 to present)
{{Div col end}}

==Organists==

* E A Bishop (1869 to 1872)
* John Henry Gibbons-Money (1872 to 1900)
* Thomas Taylor (1900 to 1916)
* Hugh Armstrong (1916 to 1917)
* Alfred H Allen (1917 to 1919)
* Daniel Edwin Roberts (1920 to 1966)
* Ena Margaret Barrett (1966 to 1975)
* David Hardie (1975 to 1978)
* Peter David Godden (1979 to 1985)
* Russell Tolmie Grant (1985 to 2001)

==Assistant Organist/ Cathedral Organist==

* Gordon Tocher (Assistant Organist 1985 - 2005; Cathedral Organist 2005 to present)

==Directors of Music & Organist==

* Charles Edward Barbieri (2003 - 2006)
* Bert Richardson (2007 to 2022)
* Adrian Marple (2022 to present)

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Inverness Cathedral Nave 1, Scotland, UK - Diliff.jpg|The nave looking south towards the choir
File:Inverness Cathedral Nave 2, Scotland, UK - Diliff.jpg|The nave looking north towards the entrance
File:Inverness Cathedral Choir, Scotland, UK - Diliff.jpg|The choir and altar
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[St Michael & All Angels, Inverness]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://moray.anglican.org/inverness-cathedral/ Inverness Cathedral site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212162707/http://moray.anglican.org/inverness-cathedral/ |date=12 December 2015 }}

{{Provosts of Inverness Cathedral}}
{{Cathedrals of the Scottish Episcopal Church}}
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