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Archdiocese of Glasgow

Diocese of Motherwell
Diocese of Paisley

Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh

Diocese of Aberdeen
Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
Diocese of Dunkeld
Diocese of Galloway

Archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland [Est. Diocese 6th Cent.; Metropolitan See 1492; Reestablished as Archdiocese 1878] (west central Scotland)

Curial Offices:

History of the Diocese of Glasgow,

Archdiocese of Glasgow: Parish Directory.
Flourish: Archdiocesan News.
Saint Andrew's Cathedral

St. Agnes Parish: 664 Balmore Road - Glasgow, G22 6QS.
St. Albert Parish: 180 Albert Drive- Glasgow, G41 2NH.
All Saints Parish: 567 Broomfield Road - Glasgow, G21 3HW.
St. Aloysius Parish Rectory: 10 Woodside Place - Glasgow, G3 7QF.
St. Aloysius Parish: 10 Hillkirk Street - Glasgow, G21 1TH.
St. Alphonsus Parish: 18 Stevenson Street - Glasgow, G40 2ST.
St. Anne Parish: 21 Whitevale Street - Glasgow, G31 1QW.
St. Anthony Parish: 62 Langlands Road - Glasgow, G51 3BD.
St. Augustine Parish: 393 Ashgill Road - Glasgow, G22 7HN.
St. Barnabas Parish: 140 Wellshot Road - Glasgow, G32 7BH.
St. Bartholomew Parish: 32 Croftfoot Drive - Glasgow, G45 0NG.
St. Benedict Parish: 60 Drumchapel Road - Glasgow, G15 6QE.
St. Bernadette Parish: 361 Carntyne Road - Glasgow, G32 6JL.
St. Bernard Parish: 18 Wiltonburn Road - Glasgow, G53 7JF.
St. Brendan Parish: 187 Kelso Street - Glasgow, G13 4BH.
St. Brigid Parish: 12 Prospecthill Circus - Glasgow, G42 0JN.
St. Catherine Parish: 90 Lamont Road - Glasgow, G21 3PP.
St. Charles Parish: 1 Kelvinside Gardens - Glasgow, G20 6BG.
Christ the King Parish: 220 Carmunnock Road - Glasgow, G44 5AP.
St. Columba Parish: 74 Hopehill Road - Glasgow, G20 7HH.
St. Constantine Parish: 54 Uist Street - Glasgow, G51 2XW.
St. Conval Parish: 21 Hapland Road - Glasgow, G53 5NT.
Corpus Christi Parish: 42 Lincoln Avenue - Glasgow, G13 3RG.
St. Francis Church, 1868-1994 [Glasgow]: The Memories live on, by Tommy Harrison.
St. Gabriel Parish: 83 Merrylee Road - Glasgow, G43 2QY.
St. Gregory Parish: Kelvindale Road - Glasgow, G20 8DP.
St. Helen's Parish: 165 Camphill Avenue - Glasgow, G41 3DR.
Holy Cross Parish: 113 Dixon Avenue - Glasgow, G42 8ER.
Holy Name Parish: 200 Hillside Road - Glasgow, G43 1BU.
Immaculate Conception Parish: 2049 Maryhill Road - Glasgow, G20 0AA.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish:
St. James Parish: 20 Beltrees Road - Glasgow, G53 5TE.
St. Joachim Parish: Inzievar Terrace - Carmyle, G32 8JT.
Blessed John Duns Scotus Parish: 270 Ballater Street - Glasgow, G5 0YT.
St. John Ogilvie Parish: 97 Wellhouse Crescent - Glasgow, G33 4HF.
St. Joseph Parish: 14 Fullarton Avenue - Glasgow, G32 8NA.
St. Jude Parish: 159 Pendeen Road - Glasgow, G33 4SH.
St. Laurence Parish: 215 Kinfauns Drive - Glasgow, G15 7UD.
St. Leo Parish: 5 Beech Avenue - Glasgow, G41 5BY.
St. Louise Parish: 4 Inverewe Avenue - Glasgow, G46 8TA.
St. Margaret Mary Parish: 99 Dougrie Road - Glasgow, G45 9NT.
St. Maria Goretti Parish: 259 Bellrock Street - Glasgow, G33 3LN.
St. Mark Parish: 80 St. Mark Street - Glasgow, G32 7EA.
St. Martin Parish: 201 Ardencraig Road - Glasgow, G45 0JJ.
St. Mary Parish: 89 Abercromby Street - Glasgow, G40 2DQ.
St. Mary Immaculate Parish: 150 Shawhill Road - Glasgow, G43 1SY.
St. Michael Parish: 1350 Gallowgate - Glasgow, G31 4DJ.
St. Monica Parish: 171 Castlebay Street - Glasgow, G22 7NE.
St. Mungo Parish: 52 Parson Street - Glasgow, G4 0RX.
St. Ninian Parish: 5 Baldwin Avenue - Glasgow, G13 2EE.
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish: 493 Bilsland Drive - Glasgow, G20 9JN.
Our Lady of Consolation Parish: 106 Dixon Avenue - Glasgow, G42 8EL.
Our Lady of Fatima Parish: 75 Millerfield Road - Glasgow, G40 4RP.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish:
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish: Lourdes Avenue - Glasgow, G52 3QU.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Parish: 17 Mitre Road - Glasgow, G11 7EF.
Our Lady & St. George Parish: 50 Sandwood Road - Glasgow, G52 2QE.
Our Lady & St. Margaret Parish: 118 Stanley Street - Glasgow, G41 1JH.
St. Patrick Parish: 137 William Street - Glasgow, G3 8UR.
St. Paul Parish: 1675 Shettleston Road - Glasgow, G21 9AR.
St. Paul Parish: 1213 Dumbarton Road - Glasgow, G14 9UP.
St. Peter Parish: 46 Hyndland Street - Glasgow, G11 5PS.
St. Philip Parish: 150 Drumlochy Road - Glasgow, G33 3RF.
St. Philomena Parish: 1255 Royston Road - Glasgow, G33 1EH.
St. Pius X Parish: 4 Bayfield Terrace - Glasgow, G15 7EJ.
St. Robert Parish: 310 Peat Road - Glasgow, G53 6SA.
St. Roch Parish: 311 Roystonhill - Glasgow, G21 2HN.
Sacred Heart Parish: 50 Old Dalmarnock Road - Glasgow, G40 4AU.
St. Saviour Parish: 39 Merryland Street - Glasgow, G51 2QG.
St. Simon Parish: 33 Partick Bridge Street - Glasgow, G11 6PQ.
St. Stephen Parish:
St. Teresa Parish: 86 Saracen Street - Glasgow, G22 5AD.
St. Thomas Parish: 826 Cumbernauld Road - Glasgow, G33 2EE.
St. Vincent Parish: 22 Main Street - Thornliebank, G46 7SH.

Our Lady & St. Mark Parish:
St. Kessog Parish:
St. Andrew Parish:
St. Dominic Parish:
St. Matthew -
St. Ronan Parish: Ladyton Estate - Bonhill, G83 9DZ.
St. Mahew Parish:
St. Eunan Parish:
St. Margaret Parish:
Our Holy Redeemer Parish:
Our Lady & St. Helen Parish:
Holy Cross Parish:
St. Joseph Parish:
St. Lucy Parish:
Sacred Heart Parish:
Our Lady of Loreto Parish:
St. Stephen Parish:
St. Michael Parish:
St. Patrick Parish:
St. Peter Parish:
St. Mary Parish:
St. Joseph Parish:
Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish:
St. Joseph Parish:
St. Gildas Parish:
St. Flannan Parish:
Holy Family and St. Ninian Parish:
St. Joseph Parish:
St. Patrick Parish:
St. Martin Parish:
St. John of the Cross Parish:

Diocese of Motherwell [Est. from a portion of Glasgow Archdiocese 1948] (central Scotland)

Diocesan Centre, Coursington Road - Motherwell, Scotland ML1 1PW
Parish Directory for the Diocese of Motherwell
St. Athanasius Parish: Carluke
St. Augustine Parish: Dundyvan Road - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML5 1DQ.
St. Bartholomew Parish: Presbytery: Trent Street - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. Bernard Parish
St. Bridget Parish - Newmain
- St. Brigid's Heritage Archives:
- St Brigid's, Newmains, Centenary Site (1896-1996) includes a history of the parish and the village of Newmains in North Lanarkshire.
Holy Trinity & All Saints Church: 293 Muiryhall Street - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. James Parish: Presbytery : 232 Woodhall Avenue - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. John Ogilvie Parish - High Blantyre
St. Joseph Parish - Mayberry Place, Blantyre, Scotland - Glasgow G72 9DA
St. Mary Parish: Hozier Street - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. Monica Parish: Sharp Avenue - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. Patrick Parish: St. John Street - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. Stephen Parish: Paddock Street - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
St. Kevin Parish: Mainhill Road - Baillieston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland G69 7ST.
St. Mary Parish: 89 Abercromby Street - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland G40 2DQ.
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 30 Canberra Drive, East Kilbride G75 8DG, Scotland.
Saint Benedict and St. Clare Easterhouse;
St. Ninian's Parish at Hamilton includes a brief parish history.
St. Athanasius Parish: 21 Mount Stewart Street, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML8 5EB
Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
St. Columbkilles Parish
St. Teresa Parish: Benford Avenue - Newarthill, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland ML1 5BE

Diocese of Paisley [Est. from a portion of Glasgow Archdiocese 1948]

(west central Scotland)

Chancery:

Diocesan Offices Contact Information

Parish Directory
St Mirin's Cathedral - in Paisley - Brief History
St. Charles Church - [est. 1897]
St. Fergus Church - [est. 1948]
St. James Church - [est. 1948]
St. Mary Church - [est. 1876]
St. Paul Church - [est. 1960]
St. Peter Church, Glenburn - [est. 1954]
St. John Parish [est. 1841]
Our Lady of Lourdes Church [est. 1946]
St. Joseph Parish [est. 1880]
St. Bridget Parish [est. 1856]
Our Holy Redeemer Parish [est. 1969]
St. Bernadette Parish [est. 1983]
St. John Bosco Parish [est. 1974]
St. Ninian Parish [est. ca. 1880]
St. Mary Parish [est. 1816]
St. Andrew Parish [est. 1951]
St. Joseph Parish [est. 1947]
St. Laurence Parish [est. 1855]
St. Patrick's Parish[est. 1924]
St. Margaret Parish [est. 1852]
St. Francis Parish [est. 1969]

Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh [Est. St. Andrews prior to 900; Metropoitan See 1472; vacant 1571-1878; Reestablished upon the Restoration of the Scottish Hierarchy in 1878] (southeast Scotland)

Diocesan Offices:

Ecclesiastical History of Edinburgh,

Parish Directory for the Archdiocese of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh
St. Mary's Cathedral

St. Mary Cathedral History [1814] - "...The official website for St. Mary's Cathedral. Here you will find a comprehensive guide to the history, life and mission of this, the
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart

sacdheart@aol.com

Map of geographic boundaries of the parish

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

St. Margaret Catholic Church [est. 1887, 1934]

St. Philomena Catholic Church

St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church [est. 1954, 1994]

Carmelite Monastery, (Discalced Carmelite Nuns) at Dysart, Fife.

Diocese of Aberdeen [Est. 1131; Restored after the Reformation in 1878] (northeast Scotland)

The Diocese of Aberdeen encompassesa large portion of north Scotland including: the area of Grampian, the main part of the Highland Region and the Islands of Orkney and Shetland.

History of the Diocese of Aberdeen,

St. Mary Cathedral: Huntly Street - Aberdeen, Scotland.
Holy Family Church with History from 1954

Our Lady and St. Bean - Marydale
St. Columba Parish [est. 1931]

St. Mary Parish in Blairs - "...the chapel of the former Blairs College, a Catholic Junior Seminary which stands in wooded grounds in lower Deeside, three miles from Aberdeen..."
St. Joachim and St. Anne Parishes

St. Anne Parish: located in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.
St. Joachim Parish: located in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.

St. Columba Parish at Culloden ( 5 miles from the town of Inverness )
Pluscarden Abbey [Est. 1230] near Elgin, The HISTORY: "... It is the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose..."

Benedictine links worldwide

Saint Michael's Centre -

Local History of the Grampian Highlands region

The Blairs Chapel Trust Web Site: The Blairs Museum,

The church of Saint Mary's, Blairs

The History of The College and Chapel of Saint Mary's, Blairs 1829-1998

Pluscarden Abbey [est. 1230]

Scalan College 1717-1799 - and a list of the Churches and other Buildings along the Scalan trail... "...Scalan (Gaelic for a turf-roofed shelter) is a plain 18th century house in the Braes of Glenlivet. It is by far the most significant relic of the ‘penal days’ when the native Scottish Catholic community kept the ancient faith alive in Northern Scotland..."

The Catholic Faith in Scotland in Penal Times

Histories

St Peter's Church

The Church of the Sacred Heart

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

St. Mary's Church

St. Peter Church

Chapeltown Mission

Greyfriars Convent and Church

St. Lawrence's Church

Our Lady of Assumption Church

St. Sylvester Church

The Catholic Churches of the Enzie

History of St. Mary's Church

Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (western Scotland) Information page.

St. Columba’s Cathedral:

Catholic Church in the Western Isles of Scotland - Unofficial Site for the Diocese - by John A. Galbraith.
Catholic Church History "...with particular reference to the Western Isles of Scotland..."
Historical Outline of Christianity: from the beginnings until the restoration of the Scottish Catholic Hierarchy.
History of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, by D. O. Hunter-Blair, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
Parish Directory - Mass centers include: Oban, Ardkenneth, Arisaig, Benbecula, Bornish, Arran, Campbeltown, Caol, Castlebay, Daliburgh, Dunoon, Eriskay, Fort William, Glencoe, Kingussie, Lochgilphead, Mingarry, Morar, Northbay, Rothesay, Roy Bridge, Stornoway, Taynuilt, Skye.
Parishes in the Western Isles - Parishes in Northbay and Castlebay (Isle of Barra) Stornoway (Lewis); Griminish, Benbecula, Ardkenneth, Bornish, Eriskay and Daliburgh (South Uist) are in the Western Isles.
Catholic Church in the Western Isles
The Southern Isles: South Uist (map of South Uist)
Craig Lodge Family House of Prayer at Dalmally
The Shrine of Blessed Mary MacKillop (1842-1949), and the Roy Bridge area of Lochaber.

Diocese of Galloway (southern Scotland)

History of the Diocese of Galloway,

A Brief History of The Galloway Diocese
Statistics for the Diocese of Galloway - There are 47 parishes.
Catholic Church in the Diocese Of Galloway

Our Lady of the Valley Church - Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland
St. Sophia Church - Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Catholic Church Diocese Of Galloway

St. Pauls Parish

St. Mary Parish - West Road, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

History

parish boundaries

St. Margaret Parish

St John Ogilvie Parish

St. Brigid Parish - Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Parish History

Kilbirnie History

St. Winin's Church - St. Winning's Lane, Kilwinning KA13 6EP (North Ayrshire)
Holy Trinity Parish - Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland.
St. Cuthbert Parish - 28 Daitly Road, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Parish History

Links to area history

books online

Maybole Brochure

St. Luke Parish - Moffat, Dumfries, Scotland.
St. John Parish - Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Parish History

Stevenston History

Diocese of Dunkeld, Scotland & Parish Directory & Dunkeld News

Diocesan Centre:

Serves the east central area of Scotland including the city of Dundee, and parishes in Angus, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling.

History of the Diocese of Dunkeld,

Parish Directory
Around the Parishes - Dunkeld's Parish Directory
Dunkeld's A-Z & About the Dunkeld Diocese
St. Bride's Catholic Parish in Monifieth.
Mass times in the Highlands.
St Andrew's Cathedral [Est. 1782]: (unofficial)

St. Andrew's Cathedral History

Parishes in the City of Dundee:
St. Clement Parish [Est. 1956]:
St. Columba Parish [Est. 1960]:
St. Francis Parish [Est. 1932]:
Immaculate Conception Parish [Est. 1847]:
Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Matthews

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

St. Matthews Church

St. Joseph Parish : [Est. 1873] Wilkies Lane, Dundee, Scotland : E-mail
SS. Leonard & Fergus Parish [Est. 1956]: (Ardler)
St. Mary Our Lady of Victory Parish [Est. 1851]: (Forebank Road)

HISTORY of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's in Dundee

St. Matthew Parish [Est. 1968]: (Whitfield Drive)
St. Ninian Parish [Est. 1963]: E-mail
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish [Est. 1904]:
Our Lady of Sorrow Parish [Est. ca. 1967]:
St. Patrick Parish [Est. ca. 1890]: -Arthurstone Ter - HISTORY

The Founding of St. Mary's, Forebank

Our Lady of Victories Parish [Est. 1851]
SS. Peter & Paul Parish [Est. 1929]: (Coldside)
St. Pius X Parish [Est. 1955]: E-mail the pastor.
St. Teresa Parish [Est. ca. 1955]:
St. Vincent Parish [Est. 1950]:
Abertay University:
Dundee University:
Ninewells & Dundee Royal Infirmary:

Angus

Angus: The Spirit of Scotland

St. Anne Parish [Est.ca. 1928]
St. Anthony Parish [Est. 1950, 1987]

St. Bride Parish [Est. 1880] (unofficial)

Monifieth

St. Fergus Parish [Est. 1946]

St. Margaret Parish [Est. 1883]
St. Ninian Parish [Est. 1964] (Bank Street, Brechin, Angus)
St. Thomas of Canterbury Parish [Est. 1839]

CLACKMANNANSHIRE

St. Bernadette Parish [Est. 1958] - E-mail the pastor.
St. John Vianney Parish [Est. 1913]

St. Mungo Parish [Est. 1853]

FIFE

St. Columba Parish [Est. 1864] - E-mail the pastor.

The History of the "Cupar Mission" and St. Columba Parish

St. Fillan Parish [Est.1886]
St. Matthew's [1953, 1959]: Marshall Place, Burnside, Auchtermuchty, Fife

St. Serf Parish [1913, 1922]

Our Lady, Star of the Sea Parish [1939] in Tayport, Fife

SS. Thenew & Serf's 1970

PERTH AND KINROSS

St. Bride Parish [1949, 1969]
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish [1959] - E-mail the pastor.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish [1782, 1836]: Home Street, Aberfeldy

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour [1956, 1879]:

St. Fillan Parish [1799, 1871]
St. James Parish [1956]
St. John the Baptist's Parish [1831, 1893] - weekly bulletin.
St. Mary Magdalene Parish [1962, 1959]

St. Stephen Parish [1948, 1856]
St. Columba Parish [1924, 1932]:

St. Columba Parish [1782, 1836]: Methven, Perthshire - E-mail the pastor.

Holy Cross Parish [1876]: Strathtay, Perthshire

St. Luan Parish [1879, 1900]: Alyth, Perthshire

St. Margaret Parish [1914]: Drummond Street, Comrie, Perthshire

St. Mary Parish [1966]: Coupar Angus, Perthshire

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 1866, 1868

St. Mary's Mission and Renewal Centre

Sacred Heart Parish [1928]: Killiechonan, Rannoch, Perthshire

STIRLING

Holy Family Parish [1878, 1934]
SS. Fillan & Alphonsus Parish [1875]: Main Street, Doune, Perthshire

St. Joseph the Worker Parish [1958]

St. Margaret's, Keir House - a Semi-public oratory, near Dunblane, Perthshire
St. Theresa's Society of African Missions, Dunblane
St. Ninian's Presbytery,

St. John the Baptist's Parish

Kircudbrightshire

See also:

Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Scotland

Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)
Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland
The Catholic Faith in Scotland during Penal Times: Historic Catholic Sites
Scottish Catholic Archives
Scottish Catholic Links
Kircudbrightshire
Benedictine Monastery: Fort Augustus Abbey on Loch Ness is apparently no longer, and is/was sold (per St. Columba's web site: 1999)
History of Scotland, by D. O. Hunter-Blair, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.

History of the Established Church of Scotland (Protestant), by D. O. Hunter-Blair, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIII, 1912, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999. - "...The religious organization which has...claimed the adherence of the majority of the inhabitants of Scotland, may be said to date from August 1560, in which month the Scottish Parliament, assembled in Edinburgh without any writ from the sovereign, decided that the Protestant Confession of Faith (drawn up on much the same lines as the Confession of Westminster) should henceforth be the established, and only authorized, creed of the Scottish Kingdom. The same Parliament abolished papal jurisdiction, and forbade the celebration or hearing of Mass..."

Ecclesiastical History of Edinburgh, by D. O. Hunter-Blair, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume V, 1909, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
England (Before 1066), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
England Before the Reformation (1066-1558), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume V, 1909, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
England (After 1558), from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia Online.
The Protestant Reformation, by J. R. Kirsch, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XII, 1911, by Robert Appleton Company, from Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
Henry VIII and the Reformation in England (1491 - 1547), by Herbert Thurston, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VII, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition by Kevin Knight, 1999.
The Anglican Reformation, by J. Moyes, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, 1907, by Robert Appleton Company, in the Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999 : "...Before the breach with Rome under Henry VIII (ca. 1532) there was absolutely no doctrinal difference between the faith of Englishmen and the rest of Catholic Christendom, and "Anglicanism", as connoting a separate or independent religious system, was unknown... It was not until the year1535 that the English Schism was consummated.
National Eucharistic and Marian Shrine: Carfin Grotto (Built in the 1920s by miners, it now has a new Pilgrimage Center which traces the history of Pilgrimage)
Catholic Church in the Western Isles of Scotland - by John A. Galbraith.
Pluscarden Abbey - [Est. Monestary 1230; elevated to Abbey 1974] Located in Northern Scotland, near Elgin. "...It is the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose..." History of the Pluscarden Abbey.

Monasticism in Britain: Pluscarden Abbey is one of sixteen Houses of Benedictine monks in Britain, and there are 11 Houses of Benedictine nuns.
Benedictine Links around the world.

Benedictine Monastery: Fort Augustus Abbey on Loch Ness is apparently no longer, and is/was sold. (per St. Columba's web site: 1999)
University of Glasgow

Catholic Biographies

If you know of a web site for a Catholic biography with a Scotland connection, please let me know.

St. Kentigern, Bishop, founder of the See of Glasgow, (born ca. 518; died at Glasgow, 13 January, 603). : by D. O. Hunter-Blair, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII, 1910, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.
St. Columba, Abbot of Iona, (born at Garten, County Donegal, Ireland, 7 December, 521; died 9 June, 597). Columba left Ireland and passed over into Scotland in 563.: by Columba Edmonds, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV, 1908, by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition, by Kevin Knight, 1999.

General Scotland History, Genealogy and Directories
Disclaimer: I have viewed the following sites and found them to be informative for general and historical research, however, I do not necessarily agree with the content or wish to present these links as Catholic resources.

General Register Office for Scotland: "...The General Register Office for Scotland is the UK Government department responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland, and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population..." (Church of Scotland)

Scots Origins - " is the official, Governmental source of genealogical data for Scotland. It is an online "pay-per-view" database of indexes from the genealogical records of the General Register Office for Scotland - the GRO(S)... indexes of the Old Parish Registers of births/baptisms and banns/marriages dating from 1553 to 1854; the indices of Statutory Registers of births, deaths and marriages from 1855 to 1898; and the index to census records for 1891...

1901 Census for Scotland
The Tartan Pages: Scotland Internet - by Gordon J. E. Dick.
A Brief description of Irregular Border and Scotish Runaway Marriages ("Gretna Green" marriages)
Welcome to Scotland and the "Gateway to Scotland" - by the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

Scotland and its Major Cities - An active MAP.
Comprehensive gazetteer for Scotland: "...The Gazetteer for Scotland is a vast geographical database, featuring details of towns, villages, bens and glens from the Scottish Borders to the Northern Isles..." Map of Scotland - by the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

WorldGenWeb for the British Isles
Multimap.com World Maps
City of Glasgow
Glasgow Digital Library
Dundee, Scotland.

Routes to Your Roots - Dundee Genealogy and Local History

Scotland's Past - includes a timeline with bibliography.
Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire, by William Robertson, London : Hamilton, Adas, & Co.; Glasgow: Thomas D. Morison, 1889.
Scotweb: "The Best of Scotland".

Scottish History: Scotweb's Scottish History Magazine - by Robert M. Gunn.

Sightseeing in Scotland Famous and Historic Scottish Sites.
Scotland.org - Scotland's National Internet Signpost.
Official Cities for United Kingdom by Tamie & Kevin Hyde and Kim & Mark Postma.

Directories:

Scottish Christian - Churches and Christianity in Scotland contains information and links pages for many Christian denominations, including a page for Catholic links!
Scoot: The UK Business Directory to locate churches.
UK Telephone Directories.
Infobel.com for the United Kingdom - Telephone Directories
PhoneNet-UK.

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¹1990 Catholic Almanac. Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor). Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

1998 Catholic Almanac. Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers). Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
²New Advent, Inc. From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc. (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church. Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint: Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)