The Scottish Catholic Archives preserves, selects and makes available the archives of the Catholic Church in Scotland and abroad. Holding over 800 years of documentary evidence of the Catholic Church in Scotland and the wider world, the Scottish Catholic Archives is a major resource for understanding Scottish and European history. From letters of Mary, Queen of Scots; baptismal records for individuals such as Arthur Conan Doyle; and papers relating to Oscar Wilde, the collections held relate to five continents and are written in at least 12 languages. Our holdings include parish registers and other sources which provide valuable family history and genealogical information. Readers are welcome to consult our resources at our research centre, Columba House in Edinburgh. The Scottish Catholic Archives is a National Agency of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland.

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Catholic Heritage and online catalogues
Catalogues from the Scottish Catholic Archives and other partner archives are being made available via Catholic-heritage.net. Look out for more in the coming weeks.
25 August 2010

Scotland and Rome exhibition
An exhibition detailing the relationship between Scotland and Rome will be installed in Edinburgh during September 2010 to makr the visit of the Holy Father.
24 August 2010

Handling of enquiries
With the launch of the parish registers online we are experiencing higher than normal levels of enquiry and responses will take slightly longer to process.
9 October 2009

Archives online!
Just under half a million birth and baptismal records dating from 1703 to 1908 have been made available via the ScotlandsPeople website.
7 October 2009