St Mary's Star of the Sea Church, Leith

St Mary Star of the Sea (Leith) Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated on Constitution Street in the Leith district and staffed by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church
55.9732°N 3.1690°W / 55.9732; -3.1690
LocationLeith, Edinburgh
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteSt. Mary's Star of the Sea
History
StatusParish church
Founded1847
DedicationSt Mary Star of the Sea
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCategory B listed
Architect(s)Pugin & Hansom
StyleItalianate
Completed1852
Administration
DeanerySt Giles', City of Edinburgh
ArchdioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
ProvinceSt Andrews and Edinburgh
Clergy
ArchbishopLeo Cushley
Priest(s)Fr Martin Moran, OMI

The church was designed in 1854 by the architects E.W. Pugin and Joseph Hansom in the Gothic style. It is a Category B listed building.[1]

Parish organisation

From 2017 the many parishes in Edinburgh have been organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. St. Mary's is one of four parishes in Cluster 5 along with Holy Cross, St. Margaret Mary's and St. Margaret (DM).[2]

The parish is part of the Oblate Centre of Mission Edinburgh which also includes St John Olgilvie's, Wester Hailes and the priests of both parishes.

See also

References

  1. Edinburgh, Constitution Street, St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church Church from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 23 October 2017
  2. "Parish clusters" (PDF). Archdiocese-edinburgh.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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