Location Oban, Argyll and Bute Denomination Roman Catholic Archbishop Most Rev Leo Cushley Opened 1959 Architect Giles Gilbert Scott | Country Scotland Website www.rcdai.org.uk Bishop(s) Rt Rev Brian McGee Phone +44 1631 562123 | |
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Address Corran Esplanade, Oban PA34 5AB, UK Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Similar St John's Cathedral - Oban, Ayr Cathedral, Motherwell Cathedral, Wrexham Cathedral, Cathedral of St Michael a | ||
The Cathedral Church of St Columba in Oban is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Argyll and the Isles and mother church of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The cathedral is located on the sea front at the northern end of Oban.
History
The cathedral was designed in the Neo-Gothic style by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the foundation stone being laid in 1932 and the building completed in 1959. The work was partially funded by money raised by the diocese in the USA, Canada and Ireland. It is constructed from pink Peterhead and blue Inverawe granite.
In the Middle Ages the cathedral of the diocese of Argyll was north of Oban on the island of Lismore. Dedicated to St Moluag, Lismore Cathedral is now a Church of Scotland parish church.
References
St Columba's Cathedral Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA