The Cathedral Church of Saint Margaret, also known as Ayr Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral

Cathedral

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 located in Ayr

Ayr

Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is the seat

Chair (official)

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 of the Bishop of Galloway

Bishop of Galloway

The Bishop of Galloway, also called the Bishop of Whithorn, was the eccesiastical head of the Diocese of Galloway, said to have been founded by Saint Ninian in the mid-5th century. The subsequent Anglo-Saxon bishopric was founded in the late 7th century or early 8th century, and the first known...

, and the mother church

Mother Church

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 of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway

Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway

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.

History

Until 2007 the cathedral of the Diocese of Galloway was located the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr

Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr

The Good Shepherd Cathedral in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland was the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Galloway Diocese.- History :The Church of the Good Shepherd was opened in 1957, to serve the communities of Whitletts, Dalmilling, Lochside and Braehead areas of Ayr. Before the church was...

 which was built in 1957. This Cathedral closed in 2007 due to falling parishioner levels and the increased costs required to maintain and update the building.

In early 2007 Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

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 accepted the petition of Right Reverend John Cunningham

John Cunningham (Bishop)

John Cunningham is a Roman Catholic priest who is the current Bishop of Galloway.John Cunningham was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland on 22 February 1938. He was educated at St Mary's College, Blairs and St. Peter's Seminary, Cardross. Later he was a student of the Scots College, Rome...

, the seventh Bishop of Galloway, to move the seat to St Margaret's Church, Ayr. St Margaret's is the most recent church to be raised to the status of Roman Catholic cathedral in the United Kingdom.

Mass Times

Sunday

• 06:00 pm (Sat. Vigil)
• 10:00 am
• 11:30 am

Monday to Saturday

• 10:00 am

Holydays of Obligation

• 10:00 am
• 06:00 pm

Confession

• After Saturday Masses

Quiet Time

• Wednesday & Saturday
• Cathedral open from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Accessibility

• Digital Induction Loop.
• Main floor fully accessible by wheelchair.
• Disabled facilities.

External links

• Ayr Cathedral homepage