Cathedral of the Isles

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Cathedral of the Isles
Daffodils in front of the cathedral
Dedication	The Holy Spirit
Denomination	Scottish Episcopal Church
Tradition	Broad Church
Administration
Diocese	Argyll & the Isles
Clergy
Provost	vacant
Other
Director of Music	Mr Alastair Chisholm
Website	Cathedral of the Isles

The Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae. It is one of the two cathedrals of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, the other being St John's Cathedral in Oban. The ordinary of the diocese is the Right Reverend Martin Shaw

[edit] History

George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow was benefactor of the cathedral and commissioned William Butterfield to design the building. Butterfield was one of the great architects of the Gothic revival and also designed St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth. Construction finished in 1849 and the cathedral opened in 1851. Formal gardens and woodland surround the cathedral, the highest building on Great Cumbrae and the smallest cathedral in the British Isles.

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Coordinates: 55°45′21″N, 4°55′28″W