Elizabeth, Yes they do have some cathedrals, Dunblane and Glasgow come to mind, but no bishops and the congregation of each church chooses it's own minister from those who apply and spend some time preaching and getting to know the people of the parish. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland meets in Edinburgh and each year picks a Moderator who serves for one year only. My late father in law was a minister and one of his brothers served a term as Moderator. Nuala ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Atherton To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Cathdrals Whoops, didn't know that - but don't they have cathedrals ? ... Elizabeth Elizabeth, Church of Scotland is Presbyterian not Anglican! Nuala

Well there you go. I'd seen cathedrals - Glasgow is a fine example, and assumed that the same arrangement applie as in England & Wales. ... Elizabeth Elizabeth, Yes they do have some cathedrals, Dunblane and Glasgow come to mind, but no bishops and the congregation of each church chooses it's own minister from those who apply and spend some time preaching and getting to know the people of the parish. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland meets in Edinburgh and each year picks a Moderator who serves for one year only. My late father in law was a minister and one of his brothers served a term as Moderator. Nuala

There are of course many different church organisations in all countries of the UK, both catholic and protestant, Anglican and otherwise. There are also long-standing congregations of other faiths. In England, the established church is the Church of England, which is a member of the Anglican Communion. See http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/index.cfm. This site has links to church organisations in many parts of the world. There are also Roman Catholic churches and cathedrals in England, hence the words of the song (about Liverpool) "if you want a cathedral, we've got one to spare". The situation is different in Scotland - as Nuala says, the Church of Scotland is not Anglican, However, there is "The Scottish Episcopal church", which is Anglican - with cathedrals and bishops. One of their cathedrals is in Glasgow! There are also Anglican churches and cathedrals for both "The Church in Wales" and "The Church of Ireland". Peter Brunning Cambridge, England [email protected] http://www.brunning47.demon.co.uk/peter.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Atherton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Cathedrals Well there you go. I'd seen cathedrals - Glasgow is a fine example, and assumed that the same arrangement applie as in England & Wales. ... ----- Nuala wrote: Yes they do have some cathedrals, Dunblane and Glasgow come to mind, but no bishops and the congregation of each church chooses it's own minister from those who apply and spend some time preaching and getting to know the people of the parish. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland meets in Edinburgh and each year picks a Moderator who serves for one year only.