Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
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ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT ANDREWS AND EDINBURGH (Archidioecesis Sancti Andreae et Edimburgensis)
Country : United Kingdom
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1653 as Prefecture Apostolic of Scotland, 1694 Vicariate Apostolic of Scotland, 1727 Vicariate Apostolic of Lowland District, 1827 Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern District
Elevated to Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh in 1878
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Arms of Archbishops
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John Menzies Strain, 1878-1883
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William Smith, 1885-1892
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Angus MacDonald, 1892-1900
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James Augustine Smith, 1900-1928
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Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B., 1929-1950
Gordon Joseph Cardinal Gray, 1951-1985, Cardinal 1969
Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O’Brien, 1985-2013, Cardinal 2003
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Leo William Cushley, 2013-
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Literature : Cardinal's Arms by Hans van Heijningen on Araldica Vaticana, Archbishop Cushley's Arms by SajoR on Wikimedia Commons