St Paul's Cathedral
Dundee, Tayside
Completed in 1855 the Cathedral was designed by George Gilbert Scott in the style of the Middle or Decorated period of Gothic architecture.
There were thirty five bishops of Dunkeld from its foundation until the suppression of the Catholic hierarchy during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. The preReformation cathedral, situated in the Perthshire town of Dunkeld, was erected between 1220 and 1500. After the Reformation the cathedral fell partly into ruins, although the choir is used for Presbyterian worship. The Catholic Church restored the diocese on 4 March 1878, by decree of Pope Leo XIII. Today the diocesan cathedral is dedicated to St Andrew and is located in Dundee rather than Dunkeld, Dundee being the residence of the majority of the Catholics of the diocese and the largest centre of population. The cathedral chapter, erected in 1895, consists of a Provost and seven canons. Bishop Stephen Robson is the 9th Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld.
