Andrew at Clyde Street on 22 December 1816. Since then, the opening of new parishes and the redevelopment of the city centre have depleted the population of the cathedral parish, but the remaining small community of parishioners is augmented by numbers from elsewhere, some of whom travel considerable distances to assist with the celebration of the liturgy and the care of the fabric. Shoppers, workers, students, tourists and passers-by also regularly visit the cathedral – for quiet prayer, for Mass, or for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There are also major liturgies celebrated frequently by the archbishop, which attract worshippers from parishes throughout the archdiocese. Renovation A major restoration project began on 14 August 2009 as the cathedral had long been in need of major refurbishment and expansion. The programme of renovation included the completion of new heating and lighting systems as well as redecoration and gold leaf restoration, installation of newly commissioned bronze doors, the repair and reinstatement of the pipe organ and the installation of a new canvas by Peter Howson depicting the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie. The work was completed in April 2011, and saw the return of the cathedra to St Andrew's Cathedral from the temporary pro-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Glasgow at Saint Mary's, Calton. The cathedral re-opened officially on 11 April 2011. Clergy Rt. Rev. Mgr. Alexander Munro (1867–1892) Rev. James Mackintosh (1893–1900) Rev. James McCarthy (1900–1914) Rev. George Ritchie (1914–1923) Rev. James Mullin (1923–1925) Rt. Rev. Mgr. William Canon Daly (1925–1947) Very Rev. Joseph Canon Daniel (1947–1965) Rev. Denis Meechan (1965–1967) Rev. John McGuckin (1967–1980) Very Rev. John Canon Brannan (1980–1983) Rt. Rev. Mgr. Hugh N. Canon Boyle (1983–?) ----------- Rt. Rev. Mgr. Christopher McElroy (?–2017) Very Rev. Gerald Canon Sharkey (2017–2022) Very Rev. Andrew Canon McKenzie (2022–present) See also Archbishop of Glasgow Catholicism in Scotland Glasgow Cathedral, the Church of Scotland Presbyterian High Kirk of Glasgow St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, the Episcopalian cathedral St Luke's Orthodox Cathedral, Glasgow, the Greek Orthodox cathedral Listed Building in Scotland References External links Official Website of the RC Cathedral of Glasgow Merchant City - Old Glasgow Sights - Contains historical extracts, engravings and drawings of the cathedral. Friends of Glasgow Necropolis - Michael Scott and James Bogle - notes about Bogle and Scott office and warehouse on site of current Cathedral. Roman Catholic churches completed in 1816 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom