Historic churches · Central Scotland
St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church
St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church — church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 1.7 km
- Free entry
About
St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9648°, -3.1748°.
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Heritage listing
Our Lady of Pochayiv and St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian: Українська католицька церква Св. Андрія) is situated on Dalmeny Street, Leith in Edinburgh. It is one of the few Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish churches in Scotland. It is a church in the only Eastern Catholic eparchy in Great Britain, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. It is a Category B listed building.
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From the Wikipedia article
Our Lady of Pochayiv and St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian: Українська католицька церква Св. Андрія) is situated on Dalmeny Street, Leith in Edinburgh. It is one of the few Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish churches in Scotland. It is a church in the only Eastern Catholic eparchy in Great Britain, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. It is a Category B listed building.
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Background
History
The site was secured for use as a church by the United Presbyterian Church in March 1879, to serve the rapidly growing population in the new tenements around Leith Walk who were not well served by existing U.P. Churches. A temporary church hall was built in that year and a congregation established from existing U.P. members in the neighbourhood. It took until June 1881 to secure a minister, George B. Carr from the parish of Tranent. after James Colston, Esq., the treasurer of the Corporation of the City of Edinburgh. With the merger of the United Presbyterian and the Free Church of Scotland in 1900, the Church passed to the United Free Church of Scotland. The majority of the United Free…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9648, -3.1748
- District
- City of Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH6 8PG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Established
- 1965
- Nearest railway station
- Edinburgh Waverley — 1.7 km
- Official site
- churchedinburgh.blogspot.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592408 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Andrew's Ukrainian, Leith.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church?
- St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH6 8PG).
- When was St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church built?
- Built or established in 1965.
- Is St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church a listed building?
- St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church?
- The nearest railway station is Edinburgh Waverley, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH6 8PG.