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St Andrew's Cathedral | |
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Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral | |
55°51′20″N 4°15′10″W / 55.855461°N 4.252897°W | |
Location | Glasgow, Strathclyde |
Country | Scotland |
Denomination | Catholic |
Website | www.cathedralG1.org |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Category A[1] |
Designated | 15 December 1970 |
Architect(s) | James Gillespie Graham |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Years built | 1814-1816 |
Administration | |
Province | Glasgow |
Archdiocese | Glasgow |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | William Nolan |
Dean | Canon Andrew McKenzie |
Laity | |
Director of music | Des McLean |
Organist(s) | Steve Rance |
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Glasgow. The cathedral, which was designed in 1814 by James Gillespie Graham in the Neo-Gothic style, lies on the north bank of the River Clyde in Clyde Street. St Andrew's Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Glasgow, currently William Nolan. It is dedicated to the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew.