St Mirin's Cathedral
| St Mirin's Cathedral | |
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| The Cathedral Church of Saint Mirin in Paisley | |
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 St Mirin's Cathedral
Shown within Renfrewshire
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| Coordinates: 55°50′53″N 4°25′01″W / 55.848°N 4.417°W | |
| Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Style | neo-Romanesque |
| Years built | 1931 |
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| Diocese | Paisley (since 1948) |
| Province | Glasgow |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | John Keenan |
| Dean | Fr. Oliver Freney |
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mirin in Paisley, dedicated to Saint Mirin the patron saint of Paisley, is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Paisley and is the seat of the Bishop of Paisley.
The former parish church of St Mirin, it is situated in Incle Street, Paisley, at the junction with Glasgow Road and was completed in 1931 close to the site of the original church of the same name which dated from 1808. The original building was the first stone-built Roman Catholic church in post-Reformation Scotland. The present building was raised to cathedral status in 1948 following the erection of the diocese in 1947.
The building is neo-Romanesque in style with a plain sandstone exterior and an airy arched interior: its architect was Thomas Baird. The chancel is principally of Italian marble. Excluding the chancel, the cathedral is 109 feet (33.22 metres) in length and has a breadth of 48.5 feet (14.78 metres). The chancel itself is 29.5 feet (8.99 metres) in width by 23.25 feet (7.09 metres) in depth and is semi-octagonal in form.
Of particular interest are the pulpit by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia, with a representation of the Sermon on the Mount sculpted in relief from blond sandstone, and the Stations of the Cross designed by Kenneth King of Dublin which are Art Deco in style. In the apse four colourful tripartite stained glass windows depict twelve angels. In the former baptistry to the north side of the vestibule is a stained-glass window depicting Jesus with children by Charles Baillie, while a shrine to St John Ogilvie by Norman Galbraith can be found on the south side. The church, which is the largest in the diocese, can accommodate around 1300 worshippers.
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