St Columba's Catholic Church, Edinburgh
Church
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St Columba's Church, Edinburgh is a Roman Catholic church located in the Newington district of Edinburgh, Scotland.
| St Columba's Church | |
|---|---|
| St Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Edinburgh | |
 St Columba's Church | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | http://www.stcolumbasrcedinburgh.org.uk/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Columba |
| Administration | |
| Province | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Archdiocese | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
| Deanery | City of Edinburgh[1] |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Leo Cushley |
| Priest | Fr Kevin Douglas |
History
The foundation stone of the church was laid on Easter Tuesday 23 April 1889 and it was officially opened on Sunday 17 November of that year.[2] The building was designed in the classic Renaissance style by Rhoderic Cameron.[3] Notable features include a collection of statues in the window niches. The presbytery and hall were added by Reginald Fairlie, 1927.[4] It is a Category B listed building.[5] A two-manual pipe organ by Matthew Copley was installed in 1997.[6]
Parish organisation
From 2017 the parishes in Edinburgh were organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. St Columba's is one of four parishes in Cluster 4 along with St Peter's, Sacred Heart and St Mark's.[7]
The Edinburgh Group of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham meet in St Columba's.