St Columba's Cathedral

St Columba's Cathedral
St Columba's Cathedral
View across seafront
St Columba's Cathedral Location within Argyll and Bute
56.419184°N 5.479155°W / 56.419184; -5.479155
Location	Oban, Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.rcdai.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s)	Giles Gilbert Scott
Style	Gothic Revival
Administration
Province	St Andrews and Edinburgh
Diocese	Argyll and the Isles
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev Leo Cushley
Bishop(s)	Rt Rev Brian McGee

The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cathedral is located on the sea front at the northern end of Oban.

History

The cathedral was designed in the Neo-Gothic style by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the foundation stone being laid in 1932 and the building completed in 1952. It is a Category A listed building.^[1] The work was partially funded by money raised by the diocese in the USA, Canada and Ireland. It is constructed from pink Peterhead and blue Inverawe granite.

In the Middle Ages the cathedral of the diocese of Argyll was north of Oban on the island of Lismore. Dedicated to St Moluag, Lismore Cathedral is now a Church of Scotland High Kirk.

See also

• List of Category A listed buildings in Argyll and Bute
• List of post-war Category A listed buildings in Scotland

References

1. "Corran Esplanade, Cathedral Church Of St Columba, With Boundary Walls (Roman Catholic), Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

External links

• St Columba's Cathedral Website