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The Ordinariate in Birnie (by Elgin)

Birnie Kirk is three miles south of Elgin
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Birnie (by Elgin)

Birnie Kirk, three miles south of Elgin in Moray, once the Cathedral of Moray, is older than the great Abbeys and Cathedrals in Scotland, most of which are now in ruins. Built no later than 1140, this Norman building, built to replace an earlier 6th century church. It still serves its original purpose of almost 900 years of uninterrupted Christian worship.

Closed by the Church of Scotland in November 2023, who said it was 'making the best use of resources' in 'increasingly challenging times', thanks to an agreement with the new Elgin Kirk Session it now echoes to the sounds of Ordinariate worship.

While Kirk worship can no longer happen, in January 2024 the Ordinariate group in the Highlands stepped in to offer of an ecumenical service of Evening Prayer from the Ordinariate's Divine Worship Daily Office. This was welcomed by the new Kirk Session who also agreed to a monthly Ordinariate Mass being celebrated in Birnie Kirk.

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Mission leadership

Fr Len Black

Group Pastor
Retired

Parish Priest
Retired
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Pastoral Letters
July 7, 2025
Bishop David Waller
Pastoral Letter | June 2025
Dear Brothers and Sisters,‍ I am delighted that the publication of this first edition of our Ordinariate Newsletter happily coincides with the first anniversary of my ordination as your Bishop.
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December 20, 2024
Bishop David Waller
The Ordinariate Online
The risen Lord sends his Church forth into the world to evangelise: as part of the Catholic Church, the Ordinariate shares in that vocation and it is for the furtherance of our mission that we have commissioned this new website.
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