There are over 600 individual collections located at the Scottish Catholic Archives and with our partner archives located in Edinburgh. These are grouped loosely into the categories below. Archive staff have begun a programme of retro-conversion of the manuscript catalogues, which will be available to search online in the future. We are participating in the Scottish Archive Network.

• The Lowland District Vicariate (1727-1827)
• The Highland District Vicariate (1727-1827)
• The Eastern District Vicariate (1827-1878)
• The Northern District Vicariate (1827-1878)
• The Western District Vicariate (1827-1878)

• The Hierarchy of Scotland (1878-)
• The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, its General Secretariat, Commissions and Agencies (20^th century-)

• The Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh (1878 onwards)
• The Diocese of Aberdeen (1878 onwards)
• The Diocese of Argyll and the Isles (1878 onwards)
• The Diocese of Dunkeld (1878 onwards)
• The Diocese of Galloway (1878 onwards)
• The Diocese of Motherwell (1947 onwards)
• The Diocese of Paisley (1947 onwards)
• The Bishopric of the Forces (19^th century onwards)

• Records of the Scots Colleges: Paris, Douai, Rome, Madrid (15^th century onwards)

• Records of the Seminaries: Scalan, Aquhorties, Blairs, Drygrange, Gillis, Scotus (18^th century-20^th century)

• Records of the Scots Benedictine Abbeys, Germany (1177-19^th century)
• Records of St Benedict’s Abbey, Fort Augustus (16^th century–1998)
• Records of the English Province of the Order of Preachers (17^th century onwards)
• Records of the Helpers of the Holy Souls (19^th century onwards)

• Missions and parishes

• Individuals
• Families
• Estates
• Businesses
• Organisations
• Clubs and societies