Diocese of Edinburgh

{{Short description|Anglican diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church}} {{about|the diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church|the Catholic diocese|Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{coord|55.974|-3.567|display=title|region:GB_scale:200000}} {{Infobox diocese |jurisdiction = Diocese |name = Edinburgh |local = |country = Scotland |latin = Dioecesis Edimburgensis |image = Crest-edinburgh.png |territory = Edinburgh, Lothian, Borders, Falkirk |denomination = Scottish Episcopal Church |province = Scotland |bishop = Dagmar Winter |dean = Frances Burberry |cathedral = St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral |congregations = 53 | map = Diocese of Edinburgh.png | map_alt = Map showing Edinburgh Diocese as a coloured area around the Lothians and the Borders | map_caption = Map showing Edinburgh Diocese within Scotland |website = [http://edinburgh.anglican.org/ edinburgh.anglican.org] }} The '''Diocese of Edinburgh''' is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It covers the City of Edinburgh, the Lothians, the Borders and Falkirk. The diocesan centre is St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. The current Bishop of Edinburgh is Dagmar Winter.

==History== {{see also|History of the Scottish Episcopal Church}} A number of important events took place in the city which put the Edinburgh diocese at the centre of the formation of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Unlike the other dioceses of the Episcopal Church which were inherited from the organisation of the Catholic Church, the Diocese of Edinburgh is a relatively recent creation, having been founded in 1633 by King Charles I, the year of his Scottish coronation. William Forbes was consecrated on 23 January 1634 in St. Giles' Cathedral as the first bishop of Edinburgh.<ref name=diocese-history>{{cite web|title=History of the Diocese |url=http://www.edinburgh.anglican.org/index.php/who_we_are/history_of_the_diocese/ |work=Diocese of Edinburgh official website |access-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009163404/http://www.edinburgh.anglican.org/index.php/who_we_are/history_of_the_diocese/ |archive-date=9 October 2014 }}</ref>

Forbes died only three months after his consecration and David Lindsay succeeded him as bishop of the nascent episcopal see. At this time, the effects of the Scottish Reformation were taking a new turn and Lindsay, along with all other bishops in Scotland, was deposed in 1638 and the heritage and jurisdiction of the church passed into the hands of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. A period of great political and ecclesiastical turmoil ensued with the Bishops' Wars and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms engulfing Scotland and England. It was not until the Restoration of the monarchy that the Episcopacy was restored to the Scottish Church and George Wishart was consecrated as the new Bishop of Edinburgh in 1662.

Episcopal rule was short-lived. In 1689 Alexander Rose (bishop 1687-1720) found himself caught up in the Jacobite conflict following the Glorious Revolution. Scottish bishops were under pressure to declare their allegiance to William of Orange over the Stuart King James VII

During an audience with the new King William in 1690, Rose's ambiguous declaration arose royal displeasure: {{cquote|Sir, I will serve you as far as law, reason, or conscience shall allow me.|author=Alexander Rose, 1690|source=Quoted in Clarke, "Rose, Alexander (1645/6–1720)".}} With Jacobite sympathies running throughout the Episcopal wing of the church, the Scottish Episcopalians were disestablished and Presbyterian polity was permanently established in the Church of Scotland. Rose departed from St Giles' Cathedral in 1689 and took with him a number of supporters from the congregation to begin a separate church. They took over a former wool store a short distance down the Royal Mile as a venue for their worship; today, Old St Paul's Church is located on this site, and claims to be the oldest Episcopal congregation in Scotland.<ref name=diocese-history /><ref name=osp>{{cite web|title=A History of Old Saint Paul's|url=http://www.osp.org.uk/index.php/about/history/|work=Old Saint Paul’s parish website|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007123343/http://www.osp.org.uk/index.php/about/history/|archive-date=7 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

thumb|St. Giles, the cathedral from 1635–1638 and 1661–1689 (now Church of Scotland) thumb|St. Mary's, the Episcopal cathedral from 1879 For many years, Edinburgh (like the other Episcopal dioceses in Scotland) had no cathedral church. Gradually, as Non-Jurors and Qualified congregations were reconciled and the penal laws were repealed (1792), the Episcopal Church moved back into the mainstream of Scottish religious life; secret Episcopalian meeting houses were replaced by churches, a number of which served as pro-cathedrals for Edinburgh. By the late nineteenth century, the Diocese of Edinburgh was in a position to build its own cathedral through donations from wealthy benefactors, and in 1874 the foundations were laid for St Mary's Cathedral on Palmerston Place in the West End. This new cathedral, completed in 1879, was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Sir George Gilbert Scott and its three massive spires reaching {{convert|90|m}} and {{convert|60|m}} can be seen on the western skyline from Princes Street.<ref name=stmarys-history>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.cathedral.net/about/history/|work=St Mary's Cathedral website|access-date=6 October 2012}}</ref>

The High Kirk of St Giles still stands today on the Royal Mile; while it is commonly referred to as "St Giles' Cathedral" this is an honorary title as, being a Presbyterian church, lacks a ''cathedra'' (the throne of a Bishop). Another St Mary's Cathedral also exists in Edinburgh, the Roman Catholic Cathedral which is situated on Picardy Place at the top of Leith Walk.

== Area and population == The diocese covers the historic counties of Linlithgowshire, Midlothian, Haddingtonshire, Berwickshire, Peeblesshire, Selkirkshire, Roxburghshire and the Falkirk area of Stirlingshire.

This total population of approximately 1,082,000 gives the diocese a ratio of one priest to every 21,200 inhabitants and one church to every 20,000 inhabitants.

==Notable people== ===Bishops=== {{further|Bishop of Edinburgh}} {{anchor|Dean of Edinburgh}}

===Deans=== {{incomplete list|date=April 2017}} The most senior appointed priest of the Diocese is the Dean of Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web|title=A New Dean for Edinburgh|url=http://edinburgh.anglican.org/2017/01/a-new-dean-for-edinburgh/|website=Diocese of Edinburgh|access-date=7 April 2017|date=January 2017}}</ref> The dean fulfils a role similar to that of an archdeacon in other provinces of the Anglican Communion. The head of the diocese's cathedral is titled the Provost.

* 1919–1929: Harry Reid * 1929–1939: William Perry * 1939–1954: Roderick Mackay * 1954–1961: David Porter * 1962–1967: George Martineau * 1967–1976: Robert Clark * 1976–1982: Ernest Brady * 1982–1985: Malcolm Clark * 1985–1986: Ernest Brady; second time in office * 1986–1991: Brian Hardy * 1991–1992: Douglas Cameron * 1992–2001: Tim Morris * 2001–2004: Jim Mein * 2004–2010: Kevin Pearson * 2010–2012: John Armes * 2012–2017: Susan Macdonald * 2017–present: Frances Burberry

==Churches== thumb|St Paul's and St George's Church, York Place (1818) thumb|Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street (1818) thumb|St. Mary's Priory Church, South Queensferry (15th century) thumb|The ornate Apprentice Pillar of Rosslyn Chapel (15th century)

The Episcopal cathedral is St Mary's Cathedral, at the West End of the city. Notable Episcopal churches in the Edinburgh diocese include Rosslyn Chapel, popularised by Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code; the Priory Church, South Queensferry, the only medieval Carmelite church still in use in the British Isles; and Old St Paul's, the oldest Episcopal congregation in Scotland.

The diocese currently has 50 stipendiary clergy and 53 churches. ''Last fully updated 19 September 2018.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Benefice !Name !Ref !Clergy !Ref |- |Falkirk (Christ Church) | * Christ Church, Falkirk (1863) |[http://www.christchurchfalkirk.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Sarah Shaw |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28496/the-benefice-of-falkirk-(christ-church)|title=The Benefice of Falkirk (Christ Church)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Bo'ness (St Catharine) | * St Catharine, Bo'ness (1864) | | rowspan="2" | *''Rector:'' Willie Shaw |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28461/the-benefice-of-bo'ness-(st-catharine)|title=The Benefice of Bo'ness (St Catharine)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Grangemouth (St Mary) | * St Mary, Grangemouth (1901) | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28498/the-benefice-of-grangemouth-(st-mary)|title=The Benefice of Grangemouth (St Mary)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Bathgate (St Columba) | * St Columba, Bathgate (pre-1915) |[http://stcolumbasbathgate.org.uk/] | rowspan="2" | *''Rector:'' Christine Barclay |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28460/the-benefice-of-bathgate-(st-columba)|title=The Benefice of Bathgate (St Columba)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Linlithgow (St Peter) | *St Peter's, Linlithgow (1928) |[http://www.stpeterslinlithgow.co.uk/] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28506/the-benefice-of-linlithgow-(st-peter)|title=The Benefice of Linlithgow (St Peter)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Livingston Local Ecumenical Partnership | * Livingston United Parish Church (1966) |[http://www.lupc.org.uk/] | * ''Ministers:'' From other denoms |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/organisationdetail?orgid=28559|title=Livingston Local Ecumenical Partnership|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |Dalmahoy (St Mary) | * St Mary, Dalmahoy (1850) |[http://www.stmarysdalmahoy.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Christine Downey |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28464/the-benefice-of-dalmahoy-(st-mary)|title=The Benefice of Dalmahoy (St Mary)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Balerno (St Mungo) | * St Mungo, Balerno (1869) |[http://www.stmungos.org/] | *''Rector:'' Malcolm Round |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28459/the-benefice-of-balerno-(st-mungo)|title=The Benefice of Balerno (St Mungo)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Cathedral of St Mary) | * St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (c1689) |[https://web.archive.org/web/20150516124453/http://www.cathedral.net/] | * ''Provost/Rector:'' John Conway * ''Vice-Provost:'' John McLuckie * ''NSM:'' Paul Foster |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28529/cathedral-of-st-mary's-cathl|title=Edinburgh Cathedral|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28467/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(cathedral-of-st-mary)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Cathedral of St Mary)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Old St Paul) | * Old St Paul's, Edinburgh (1689) |[http://www.osp.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Ian Paton * ''Hon. Curate:'' Charles Davies-Cole * ''Hon. Curate:'' Colin Reed (see below) |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28474/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(old-st-paul)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Old St Paul)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Margaret of Scotland) | * St Margaret of Scotland, Edinburgh (1877) |[http://stmegs.blogspot.co.uk/p/home-page.html] | * ''Priest-in-Charge:'' Colin Reed |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28486/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-margaret-of-scotland)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Margaret of Scotland)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Columba) | * St Columba's-by-the-Castle (1846) |[https://www.stcolumbasbythecastle.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' David Paton-Williams * ''Team Vicar:'' Bob Gould * ''Assoc. Priest (NSM):'' Alison Wagstaff |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28478/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-columba)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Columba)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St John the Evangelist) | * St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh (1792) |[http://www.stjohns-edinburgh.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Markus Dünzkofer * ''Associate Rector:'' Rosie Addis * ''NSM:'' Clephane Hume * ''NSM:'' Eileen Thompson * ''NSM:'' Kenneth Boyd, Church of Scotland minister delegated from St Cuthbert's Edinburgh to St John's as part of a Local Ecumenical Partnership |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28484/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-john-the-evangelist)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St John the Evangelist)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Philip and St James) | * St James, Goldenacre (1888) |[http://www.stpj.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Jane MacLaren |<ref>{{cite book |title=Scottish Episcopal Church Directory 2023/2024 |url= |location= |publisher=The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church|isbn=978-0-901741-21-9}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Paul and St George) | * St Paul and St George, Edinburgh (pre-1816) |[http://welcome.psandgs.org.uk/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623073932/http://welcome.psandgs.org.uk/ |date=23 June 2018 }} | * ''Rector:'' Dave Richards * ''Curate:'' Libby Talbot *''Curate:'' Paul Sawrey |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28491/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-paul-and-st-george)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Paul and St George)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Peter) | * St Peter, Lutton Place (1807) |[http://stpetersedinburgh.org/] | * ''Rector:'' Vacant *''NSM:'' Robert Halliday |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28492/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-peter)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Peter)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Cuthbert) | * St Cuthbert, Colinton (1883) |[http://stcuthbertscolinton.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Nicki McNelly |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28479/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-cuthbert)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Cuthbert)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Ninian) | * St Ninian, Comely Bank (C19th) |[https://www.stninians-edinburgh.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Frances Burberry *''Curate:'' Oliver Brewer-Lennon |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28490/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-ninian)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Ninian)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Martin of Tours) | * St Martin of Tours, Gorgie & Dalry (1883) |[http://stmartinsedinburgh.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Yousouf Gooljary *''NSM:'' David Warnes |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28488/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-martin-of-tours)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Martin of Tours)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Holy Cross) | * Holy Cross, Davidson's Mains (1898) |[http://www.holycrossedinburgh.org/] | *''Rector:'' Douglas Kornahrens |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28473/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(holy-cross)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Holy Cross)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Fillan) | * St Fillan, Buckstone (1894) |[http://stfillans.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Ruth Innes |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28481/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-fillan)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Fillan)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St James the Less) | * St James the Less, Leith (1863) |[http://www.stjamesleith.org/] | *''Rector:'' Stephen Butler *''NSM:'' Michael Northcott *''NSM:'' Jane MacLaren *''NSM:'' Jolyon Mitchell |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28483/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-james-the-less)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St James the Less)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Barnabas) | * St Barnabas, Edinburgh (1950) | | *''Priest-in-Charge:'' David Dixon *''NSM:'' Alice Anderson |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28477/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-barnabas)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Barnabas)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Christ Church) | * Christ Church, Morningside (1876) |[http://www.christchurchmorningside.org/] | *''Rector:'' Susan Macdonald *''Curate:'' Jenny Wright *''Curate:'' Jane Green |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28469/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(christ-church)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Christ Church)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Good Shepherd) | * Good Shepherd, Murrayfield (1899) |[http://www.goodshepherdmurrayfield.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Dean Fostekew *''Curate:'' Rosie Addis |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28472/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(good-shepherd)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Good Shepherd)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St David of Scotland) | * St David of Scotland, Edinburgh (1941) |[http://stdavidepiscopal.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Ruth Green |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28480/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-david-of-scotland)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St David of Scotland)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Mark) | * St Mark, Portobello (1826) |[http://stmarksportobello.org/] | *''Rector:'' Sophia Marriage |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28487/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-mark)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Mark)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Salvador) | * St Salvador, Edinburgh (1934) |[http://stsalvadors.org.uk/] | * ''Priest-in-Charge:'' Vacant *''Curate:'' Mariusz Wojciechowski |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28494/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-salvador)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Salvador)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (St Vincent) | * St Vincent's Chapel, Edinburgh (1857) |[http://www.stvincentschapel.org.uk/] | * ''Priest-in-Charge:'' Allan Maclean * ''Curate:'' William Mounsey | |- |Edinburgh (St Michael and All Saints) | *St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh (1853) |[http://www.stmichaelandallsaints.org/] | * ''Rector:'' Martin Robson * ''Curate:'' John Penman |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28489/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(st-michael-and-all-saints)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Michael and All Saints)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Edinburgh (Emmanuel) | * Emmanuel, Clermiston (1988) |[http://www.emmanuelclermiston.org.uk/] | rowspan="2" | *''Rector/Priest-in-C:'' Terence Harkin *''NSM (Queensf):'' Iain MacRobert |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28471/the-benefice-of-edinburgh-(emmanuel)|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (Emmanuel)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |South Queensferry (Priory Church St Mary of Mount Carmel) | *St Mary of Mt Carmel, Queensferry (1890) |[http://www.priorychurch.com/index.html] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28515/the-benefice-of-south-queensferry-(priory-church-st-mary-of-mount-carmel)|title=The Benefice of South Queensferry (Priory Church St Mary of Mount Carmel)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Penicuik (St James the Less) | * St James the Less, Penicuik (1882) |[https://stjamesthelesspenicuik.org/] | rowspan="2" | * ''Rector:'' Vacant *''NSM (Penicuik):'' Neville Suttle |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28511/the-benefice-of-penicuik-(st-james-the-less)|title=The Benefice of Penicuik (St James the Less)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |West Linton (St Mungo) | * St Mungo, West Linton (1851) |[http://stmungoswestlinton.org.uk/] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28517/the-benefice-of-west-linton-(st-mungo)|title=The Benefice of West Linton (St Mungo)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Roslin (Collegiate Church of St Matthew) | *Rosslyn Chapel (1861) |[http://www.stmatthews-rosslynchapel.org.uk/] | * ''Priest-in-Charge:'' Joseph Roulston |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28513/the-benefice-of-roslin-(collegiate-church-of-st-matthew)|title=The Benefice of Roslin (Collegiate Church of St Matthew)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Lasswade (St Leonard) | * St Leonard, Lasswade & Bonnyrigg (1890) |[http://stleonardslasswade.org.uk/] | rowspan="2" | * ''Rector:'' Peter Harris * ''Curate:'' Jacqui du Rocher *''NSM:'' Michael Jones *''NSM:'' Elizabeth Jones *''NSM:'' Jennie Godfrey |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28505/the-benefice-of-lasswade-(st-leonard)|title=The Benefice of Lasswade (St Leonard)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Dalkeith (St Mary) | * St Mary, Dalkeith (1843) |[http://stmarysdalkeith.org.uk/] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28463/the-benefice-of-dalkeith-(st-mary)|title=The Benefice of Dalkeith (St Mary)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Musselburgh (St Peter) | * St Peter, Musselburgh (1865) |[http://www.stpetersmusselburgh.com/] | * ''Rector:'' Andy Reid |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28508/the-benefice-of-musselburgh-(st-peter)|title=The Benefice of Musselburgh (St Peter)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Haddington (Holy Trinity) | * Holy Trinity, Haddington (pre-1770) |[http://holytrinityhaddington.co.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Vacant *''NSM:'' John Wood |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28500/the-benefice-of-haddington-(holy-trinity)|title=The Benefice of Haddington (Holy Trinity)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |North Berwick (St Baldred) | * St Baldred, North Berwick (1861) | | rowspan="2" | *''Rector:'' Simon Metzner |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28509/the-benefice-of-north-berwick-(st-baldred)|title=The Benefice of North Berwick (St Baldred)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Gullane (St Adrian) | * St Adrian, Gullane (1901) |[http://stadrianschurch.org.uk/] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28499/the-benefice-of-gullane-(st-adrian)|title=The Benefice of Gullane (St Adrian)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Dunbar (St Anne) | * St Anne, Dunbar (1874) |[http://stannesdunbar.org.uk.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Diana Hall |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28465/the-benefice-of-dunbar-(st-anne)|title=The Benefice of Dunbar (St Anne)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Peebles (St Peter) | * St Peter, Peebles (1836) |[https://www.stpeterspeebles.org.uk/] | rowspan="2" | * ''Rector:'' Vacant *''Asst Priest (NSM):'' Colin Chaplin *''NSM:'' Charles Aitchison |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28510/the-benefice-of-peebles-(st-peter)|title=The Benefice of Peebles (St Peter)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Innerleithen (St Andrew) | * St Andrew, Innerleithen (1904) | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28502/the-benefice-of-innerleithen-(st-andrew)|title=The Benefice of Innerleithen (St Andrew)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Galashiels (St Peter) | * St Peter, Galashiels (1851) |[http://stpetersgala.co.uk/] | rowspan="3" | *''Priest-in-Charge:'' Vacant *''Hon. Curate (Selkirk):'' David Sceats |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28497/the-benefice-of-galashiels-(st-peter)|title=The Benefice of Galashiels (St Peter)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Selkirk (St John the Evangelist) | * St John, Selkirk (1867) |[http://www.stjohnselkirk.org.uk/] |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28514/the-benefice-of-selkirk-(st-john-the-evangelist)|title=The Benefice of Selkirk (St John the Evangelist)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Hawick (St Cuthbert) | * St Cuthbert, Hawick (1858) | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28501/the-benefice-of-hawick-(st-cuthbert)|title=The Benefice of Hawick (St Cuthbert)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Melrose (Holy Trinity) | * Holy Trinity, Melrose (1849) |[http://www.holytrinitymelrose.org.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Philip Blackledge * ''Curate:'' Margaret Pedersen *''NSM:'' Dennis Wood |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28507/the-benefice-of-melrose-(holy-trinity)|title=The Benefice of Melrose (Holy Trinity)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Jedburgh (St John the Evangelist) | * St John the Evangelist, Jedburgh (1844) |[http://stjohnsjedburgh.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Vacant |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28503/the-benefice-of-jedburgh-(st-john-the-evangelist)|title=The Benefice of Jedburgh (St John the Evangelist)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Kelso (St Andrew) | * St Andrew, Kelso (1868) |[http://www.standrewskelso.co.uk/] | * ''Rector:'' Bob King |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28504/the-benefice-of-kelso-(st-andrew)|title=The Benefice of Kelso (St Andrew)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Coldstream (St Mary and All Souls) | * St Mary & All Souls, Coldstream (1872) |[http://stmaryscoldstream.org.uk/] | *''Rector:'' Jeffry Smith |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28462/the-benefice-of-coldstream-(st-mary-and-all-souls)|title=The Benefice of Coldstream (St Mary and All Souls)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Duns (Christ Church) | * Christ Church, Duns (1854) |[http://www.christchurchduns.org.uk/] | *''Priest-in-Charge:'' Vacant *''Curate:'' Grace Redpath |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28466/the-benefice-of-duns-(christ-church)|title=The Benefice of Duns (Christ Church)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |- |Eyemouth (St Ebba) | * St Ebba, Eyemouth (c1689) |[http://stebbas.org.uk/] | *''Hon. Priest-in-Charge:'' Vacant |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28495/the-benefice-of-eyemouth-(st-ebba)|title=The Benefice of Eyemouth (St Ebba)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> |}

=== Former congregation === {| class="wikitable" |- !Benefice !Church !Link !Note !Refs |- |Edinburgh (St Thomas) Private Chapel | * St Thomas, Corstorphine (1844) |[https://www.saintthomas.org.uk/] |Left the SEC in 2018. |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/organisationdetail?orgid=28557|title=Edinburgh (St Thomas) Private Chapel|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virtueonline.org/scottish-anglican-network-contending-learning|title=SCOTTISH ANGLICAN NETWORK: CONTENDING & LEARNING|author=The Revd David McCarthy|website=VirtueOnline.org|date=20 September 2018}}</ref> |}

=== Closed churches in the diocese === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Church !Founded !Closed !Ref |- |St Michael, Edinburgh | |1960s |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ship-of-fools.com/mystery/2005/1093.html|title=Ship of Fools: The Mystery Worshipper|website=ship-of-fools.com|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |St Aiden, Niddrie Mains | | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quilietti.com/quilietti-homepage/places/memories-of-olden-days/|title=Memories of olden days {{!}} The Quilietti Family|website=www.quilietti.com|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |St Andrew, Prestonpans |c. 1910 |2015 or later |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/places/28512/the-benefice-of-prestonpans-(st-andrew)|title=The Benefice of Prestonpans (St Andrew)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |St Andrew, Edinburgh |1855 | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/125738/edinburgh-holyrood-road-st-andrews-episcopal-church|title=Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, St Andrew's Episcopal Church {{!}} Canmore|website=canmore.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |St Andrew, Niddrie |c. 1897 | |<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ceey5RQHgHoC&dq=St+Andrew+Niddrie&pg=PA569|title=Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689-2000|last=Bertie|first=David|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=9780567087461|language=en}}</ref> |- |St Hilda, Edinburgh | |2006 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/organisationdetail?orgid=28482|title=The Benefice of Edinburgh (St Hilda)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |- |St Luke, Wester Hailes | |2003 |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crockford.org.uk/organisationdetail?orgid=28485|title=The Benefice of Wester Hailes (St Luke)|website=www.crockford.org.uk|language=en|access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> |}

==Twinning== The Diocese of Edinburgh is twinned with the dioceses of two other churches:

*Anglican Diocese of Dunedin (Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia) *Diocese of Connor (Church of Ireland)

==References== {{reflist}} {{Province of Scotland}} {{Authority control}}

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