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Welcome to the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh which continues the mission of the Church from the Borders of Scotland to St Andrews, from East Lothian to West Lothian, Stirlingshire and East Dumbartonshire. Over one hundred Parishes and School communities and twenty nine Religious communities continue to spread the Good News today.
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is one of the eight dioceses of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
The geographic bounds of the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh comprises of the City of Edinburgh; Scottish Borders, East Lothian; Midlothian; West Lothian: Falkirk; Stirling (except the parishes of Callander & Aberfoyle & Doune & Killin and Dunblane; Fife (except the parishes of Cupar & Auchtermuchty; High Valleyfield & Kincardine-on-Forth; and Newport-on-Tay & Leuchars & Tayport); in East Dunbartonshire, the parishes of Lennoxtown, Milton of Campsie and Torrance: in North Lanarkshire, the parish of Kilsyth.
The total population within the Archdiocese is over 1.5 million of whom approximately 120,000 are Catholic.
The ancient See of St Andrews was suppressed at the time of the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century but was restored by Pope Leo XIII in 1878 whereupon it was given the new title of the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh.
Since 2013, the Archdiocese has been led by Archbishop Leo Cushley.
On our website you can find out what's going on in the Archdiocese, what's on offer for faith formation and how the life of our communities continues to grow and flourish. You can also find a list of contacts of the various offices and agencies of the Archdiocese.
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