St John the Evangelist Church, Portobello explained

St John's
Fullname:St John the Evangelist RC Church, Portobello, Edinburgh
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:St John the Evangelist Church, Portobello
Dedication:St John the Evangelist
Deanery:City of Edinburgh[1]
Archdiocese:St Andrews and Edinburgh
Province:St Andrews and Edinburgh
Archbishop:Leo Cushley
Priest:Fr. Jock Dalrymple

St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located in the Portobello district of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Its historic church is located at the junction of Brighton Place and Sandford Gardens. Its parochial school, St. John's RC Primary School, is located at 18 Duddingston Road.

From 2017 the many parishes in Edinburgh have been organised into clusters to better coordinate their resources. St John the Evangelist is one of three parishes in Cluster 2 along with St. Mary Magdalene and St. Teresa of Lisieux.[2]

History

The church was completed in 1906. The building was designed by the architect JT Walford. The organ was rebuilt by Rushworth and Dreaper when it was moved from Hawick in 1961.[3]

It is a Category A listed building.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.archdiocese-edinburgh.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=281&Itemid=187 Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh Deaneries
  2. Web site: Parish clusters. Archdiocese-edinburgh.com . 26 October 2017.
  3. Book: The Buildings of Edinburgh. 0300096720. 23 October 2017. Gifford. John. McWilliam. Colin. Walker. David. Wilson. Christopher. 2003.
  4. Web site: British Listed Buildings. 21 October 2017.