Diocese of Edinburgh

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History

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". A number of important events took place in the city which put the Edinburgh diocese at the centre of the formation of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Unlike the other dioceses of the Episcopal Church which were inherited from the organisation of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Edinburgh is a relatively recent creation, having been founded in 1633 by King Charles I, the year of his Scottish coronation. William Forbes was consecrated on 23 January 1634 in St. Giles' Cathedral as the first bishop of Edinburgh.[1]

Forbes died only three months after his consecration and David Lindsay succeeded him as bishop of the nascent episcopal see. At this time, the effects of the Scottish Reformation were taking a new turn and Lindsay, along with all other bishops in Scotland, was deposed in 1638 and the heritage and jurisdiction of the church passed into the hands of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. A period of great political and ecclesiastical turmoil ensued with the Bishops' Wars and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms engulfing Scotland and England. It was not until the Restoration of the monarchy that the Episcopacy was restored to the Scottish Church and George Wishart was consecrated as the new Bishop of Edinburgh in 1662.

Episcopal rule was short-lived. In 1689 Alexander Rose (bishop 1687-1720) found himself caught up in the Jacobite conflict following the Glorious Revolution. Scottish bishops were under pressure to declare their allegiance to William of Orange over the Stuart King James VII

During an audience with the new King William in 1690, Rose's ambiguous declaration arose royal displeasure: Template:Main other With Jacobite sympathies running throughout the Episcopal wing of the church, the Scottish Episcopalians were disestablished and Presbyterian polity was permanently established in the Church of Scotland. Rose departed from St Giles' Cathedral in 1689 and took with him a number of supporters from the congregation to begin a separate church. They took over a former wool store a short distance down the Royal Mile as a venue for their worship; today, Old St Paul's Church is located on this site, and claims to be the oldest Episcopal congregation in Scotland.[1][2]

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St. Giles, the cathedral from 1635–1638 and 1661–1689 (now Church of Scotland)
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St. Mary's, the Episcopal cathedral from 1879

For many years, Edinburgh (like the other Episcopal dioceses in Scotland) had no cathedral church. Gradually, as Non-Jurors and Qualified congregations were reconciled and the penal laws were repealed (1792), the Episcopal Church moved back into the mainstream of Scottish religious life; secret Episcopalian meeting houses were replaced by churches, a number of which served as pro-cathedrals for Edinburgh. By the late nineteenth century, the Diocese of Edinburgh was in a position to build its own cathedral through donations from wealthy benefactors, and in 1874 the foundations were laid for St Mary's Cathedral on Palmerston Place in the West End. This new cathedral, completed in 1879, was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Sir George Gilbert Scott and its three massive spires reaching Template:Convert and Template:Convert can be seen on the western skyline from Princes Street.[3]

The High Kirk of St Giles still stands today on the Royal Mile; while it is commonly referred to as "St Giles' Cathedral" this is an honorary title as, being a Presbyterian church, lacks a cathedra (the throne of a Bishop). Another St Mary's Cathedral also exists in Edinburgh, the Roman Catholic Cathedral which is situated on Picardy Place at the top of Leith Walk.

Area and population

The diocese covers the historic counties of Linlithgowshire, Midlothian, Haddingtonshire, Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and the Falkirk area of Stirlingshire.

This total population of approximately 1,082,000 gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 21,200 inhabitants and one church to every 20,000 inhabitants.

Notable people

Bishops

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Deans

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The most senior appointed priest of the Diocese is the Dean of Edinburgh.[4] The dean fulfils a role similar to that of an archdeacon in other provinces of the Anglican Communion. The head of the diocese's cathedral is titled the Provost.

Churches

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St Paul's and St George's Church, York Place (1818)
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Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street (1818)
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St. Mary's Priory Church, South Queensferry (15th century)
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The ornate Apprentice Pillar of Rosslyn Chapel (15th century)

The Episcopal cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral, at the West End of the city. Notable Episcopal churches in the Edinburgh diocese include Rosslyn Chapel, popularised by Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code; the Priory Church, South Queensferry, the only medieval Carmelite church still in use in the British Isles; and Old St Paul's, the oldest Episcopal congregation in Scotland.

The diocese currently has 50 stipendiary clergy and 53 churches. Last fully updated 19 September 2018.

Benefice Name Ref Clergy Ref
Falkirk (Christ Church)
  • Christ Church, Falkirk (1863)
 [1]
  • Rector: Sarah Shaw
 [5]
Bo'ness (St Catharine)
  • St Catharine, Bo'ness (1864)
  • Rector: Willie Shaw
 [6]
Grangemouth (St Mary)
  • St Mary, Grangemouth (1901)
 [7]
Bathgate (St Columba)
  • St Columba, Bathgate (pre-1915)
 [2]
  • Rector: Christine Barclay
 [8]
Linlithgow (St Peter) [3] [9]
Livingston Local Ecumenical Partnership
  • Livingston United Parish Church (1966)
 [4]
  • Ministers: From other denoms
 [10]
Dalmahoy (St Mary)
  • St Mary, Dalmahoy (1850)
 [5]
  • Rector: Christine Downey
 [11]
Balerno (St Mungo)
  • St Mungo, Balerno (1869)
 [6]
  • Rector: Malcolm Round
 [12]
Edinburgh (Cathedral of St Mary) [7]
  • Provost/Rector: John Conway
  • Vice-Provost: John McLuckie
  • NSM: Paul Foster
 [13][14]
Edinburgh (Old St Paul) [8]
  • Rector: Ian Paton
  • Hon. Curate: Charles Davies-Cole
  • Hon. Curate: Colin Reed (see below)
 [15]
Edinburgh (St Margaret of Scotland)
  • St Margaret of Scotland, Edinburgh (1877)
 [9]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Colin Reed
 [16]
Edinburgh (St Columba) [10]
  • Rector: David Paton-Williams
  • Team Vicar: Bob Gould
  • Assoc. Priest (NSM): Alison Wagstaff
 [17]
Edinburgh (St John the Evangelist) [11] [18]
Edinburgh (St Philip and St James) [12]
  • Rector: Jane MacLaren
 [19]
Edinburgh (St Paul and St George) [13] Template:Webarchive
  • Rector: Dave Richards
  • Curate: Libby Talbot
  • Curate: Paul Sawrey
 [20]
Edinburgh (St Peter)
  • St Peter, Lutton Place (1807)
 [14]
  • Rector: Vacant
  • NSM: Robert Halliday
 [21]
Edinburgh (St Cuthbert)
  • St Cuthbert, Colinton (1883)
 [15]
  • Rector: Nicki McNelly
 [22]
Edinburgh (St Ninian)
  • St Ninian, Comely Bank (C19th)
 [16] [23]
Edinburgh (St Martin of Tours)
  • St Martin of Tours, Gorgie & Dalry (1883)
 [17]
  • Rector: Yousouf Gooljary
  • NSM: David Warnes
 [24]
Edinburgh (Holy Cross)
  • Holy Cross, Davidson's Mains (1898)
 [18]
  • Rector: Douglas Kornahrens
 [25]
Edinburgh (St Fillan)
  • St Fillan, Buckstone (1894)
 [19]
  • Rector: Ruth Innes
 [26]
Edinburgh (St James the Less)
  • St James the Less, Leith (1863)
 [20]
  • Rector: Stephen Butler
  • NSM: Michael Northcott
  • NSM: Jane MacLaren
  • NSM: Jolyon Mitchell
 [27]
Edinburgh (St Barnabas)
  • St Barnabas, Edinburgh (1950)
  • Priest-in-Charge: David Dixon
  • NSM: Alice Anderson
 [28]
Edinburgh (Christ Church)
  • Christ Church, Morningside (1876)
 [21] [29]
Edinburgh (Good Shepherd)
  • Good Shepherd, Murrayfield (1899)
 [22]
  • Rector: Dean Fostekew
  • Curate: Rosie Addis
 [30]
Edinburgh (St David of Scotland)
  • St David of Scotland, Edinburgh (1941)
 [23]
  • Rector: Ruth Green
 [31]
Edinburgh (St Mark)
  • St Mark, Portobello (1826)
 [24]
  • Rector: Sophia Marriage
 [32]
Edinburgh (St Salvador)
  • St Salvador, Edinburgh (1934)
 [25]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
  • Curate: Mariusz Wojciechowski
 [33]
Edinburgh (St Vincent)
  • St Vincent's Chapel, Edinburgh (1857)
 [26]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Allan Maclean
  • Curate: William Mounsey
Edinburgh (St Michael and All Saints) [27]
  • Rector: Martin Robson
  • Curate: John Penman
 [34]
Edinburgh (Emmanuel)
  • Emmanuel, Clermiston (1988)
 [28]
  • Rector/Priest-in-C: Terence Harkin
  • NSM (Queensf): Iain MacRobert
 [35]
South Queensferry (Priory Church St Mary of Mount Carmel) [29] [36]
Penicuik (St James the Less)
  • St James the Less, Penicuik (1882)
 [30]
  • Rector: Vacant
  • NSM (Penicuik): Neville Suttle
 [37]
West Linton (St Mungo)
  • St Mungo, West Linton (1851)
 [31] [38]
Roslin (Collegiate Church of St Matthew) [32]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Joseph Roulston
 [39]
Lasswade (St Leonard)
  • St Leonard, Lasswade & Bonnyrigg (1890)
 [33]
  • Rector: Peter Harris
  • Curate: Jacqui du Rocher
  • NSM: Michael Jones
  • NSM: Elizabeth Jones
  • NSM: Jennie Godfrey
 [40]
Dalkeith (St Mary)
  • St Mary, Dalkeith (1843)
 [34] [41]
Musselburgh (St Peter)
  • St Peter, Musselburgh (1865)
 [35]
  • Rector: Andy Reid
 [42]
Haddington (Holy Trinity)
  • Holy Trinity, Haddington (pre-1770)
 [36]
  • Rector: Vacant
  • NSM: John Wood
 [43]
North Berwick (St Baldred)
  • St Baldred, North Berwick (1861)
  • Rector: Simon Metzner
 [44]
Gullane (St Adrian)
  • St Adrian, Gullane (1901)
 [37] [45]
Dunbar (St Anne)
  • St Anne, Dunbar (1874)
 [38]
  • Rector: Diana Hall
 [46]
Peebles (St Peter)
  • St Peter, Peebles (1836)
 [39]
  • Rector: Vacant
  • Asst Priest (NSM): Colin Chaplin
  • NSM: Charles Aitchison
 [47]
Innerleithen (St Andrew)
  • St Andrew, Innerleithen (1904)
 [48]
Galashiels (St Peter)
  • St Peter, Galashiels (1851)
 [40]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
  • Hon. Curate (Selkirk): David Sceats
 [49]
Selkirk (St John the Evangelist)
  • St John, Selkirk (1867)
 [41] [50]
Hawick (St Cuthbert)
  • St Cuthbert, Hawick (1858)
 [51]
Melrose (Holy Trinity)
  • Holy Trinity, Melrose (1849)
 [42]
  • Rector: Philip Blackledge
  • Curate: Margaret Pedersen
  • NSM: Dennis Wood
 [52]
Jedburgh (St John the Evangelist)
  • St John the Evangelist, Jedburgh (1844)
 [43]
  • Rector: Vacant
 [53]
Kelso (St Andrew)
  • St Andrew, Kelso (1868)
 [44]
  • Rector: Bob King
 [54]
Coldstream (St Mary and All Souls)
  • St Mary & All Souls, Coldstream (1872)
 [45]
  • Rector: Jeffry Smith
 [55]
Duns (Christ Church)
  • Christ Church, Duns (1854)
 [46]
  • Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
  • Curate: Grace Redpath
 [56]
Eyemouth (St Ebba)
  • St Ebba, Eyemouth (c1689)
 [47]
  • Hon. Priest-in-Charge: Vacant
 [57]

Former congregation

Benefice Church Link Note Refs
Edinburgh (St Thomas) Private Chapel
  • St Thomas, Corstorphine (1844)
 [48] Left the SEC in 2018. [58][59]

Closed churches in the diocese

Church Founded Closed Ref
St Michael, Edinburgh 1960s [60]
St Aiden, Niddrie Mains [61]
St Andrew, Prestonpans c. 1910 2015 or later [62]
St Andrew, Edinburgh 1855 [63]
St Andrew, Niddrie c. 1897 [64]
St Hilda, Edinburgh 2006 [65]
St Luke, Wester Hailes 2003 [66]

Twinning

The Diocese of Edinburgh is twinned with the dioceses of two other churches:

References

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