St John the Evangelist RC Church, Portobello

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St John the Evangelist RC Church, Portobello, Edinburgh
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website http://www.stjohnsportobello.co.uk/
History
Dedication St John the Evangelist
Administration
Deanery City of Edinburgh[1]
Archdiocese St Andrews and Edinburgh
Province St Andrews and Edinburgh
Clergy
Archbishop Leo Cushley
Priest(s) Fr. Jock Dalrymple

St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church located in the Portobello district of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located at the junction of Brighton Place and Sandford Gardens.

History

The church was completed in 1906. The building was designed by the architect JT Walford. The organ was rebuilt by Rushworth and Dreaper when it was moved from Hawick in 1961.[2]

It is a Category A listed building.[3]

Parish Organisation

From 2017 the many parishes in Edinburgh have been organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. St John the Evangelist is one of three parishes in Cluster 2 along with St. Mary Magdalene and St. Teresa of Lisieux.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Deaneries
  2. ↑ "The Buildings of Edinburgh". Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Parish clusters" (PDF). Archdiocese-edinburgh.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

Coordinates: 55°57′06″N 3°06′55″W / 55.9518°N 3.1154°W / 55.9518; -3.1154

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