'A Registered Charity in Scotland'
St Andrew's Cathedral known as Inverness Cathedral
Today's Date: Saturday 4th July 2026
Today's Date: Saturday 4th July 2026
On the 17th October 1866, the foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This was to mark the beginning of the building of the Cathedral, only the second one to be built after the reformation. The plans for this new building had taken three years to get to the laying of the foundation stone. The architect, Alexander Ross who is renowned for this building and many other church buildings and much of the Victorian buildings in Inverness along with Bishop Eden had the vision and the dream to make this a reality.
The building continues to be central to the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness as the Mother Church as well as to the City of Inverness due to its prominent position on the banks of the River Ness.
The doors of the Cathedral are open 365 days of the year and welcome many people from our congregations and visitors from around the world to both services, to find some space to reflect and to pray or to light a candle but also a place to enjoy the vision of the both Bishop and Architect.
We aim to offer a warm welcome, to create a place for creative and high quality worship which honours the traditions of the church which has been handed to us over the millenia and tells of the glory and wonder of God.
2019 marked the 150th Anniversary of the first worship at the Cathedral on 1st September 1869, details of the services on that day can be read about here and is the year when we celebrated much to be thankful for, from those who have been before us but is also an opportunity to look towards the future of the life and work of the Cathedral and how we look to be a vibrant worshipping community offering a truly Highland welcome to all.
We work closely with the following organisations:
Scottish Episcopal Church – https://www.scotland.anglican.org/ The Provincial Website of the denomination to which the Cathedral is a part of.
Diocese of Moray, Ross & Caithness – https://morayepiscopalchurch.scot/ The Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness- more details about the Diocese and other churches within the Diocese can be found here.
Anglican Communion – https://www.anglicancommunion.org/ The Scottish Episcopal Church is part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion- their website has more information about the Anglican Communion and news from around the world.
