Welcome to the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Website 
The diocese was founded in 1878 and extends from the parish of Campbeltown and the Isle of Arran in the south to the parish of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in the north. It includes the Isles of the Hebrides and most of Argyll and Bute. There are an estimated 10,000 Catholics in the 26 parishes of the diocese.
This website is a work in progress. Our aim is to provide news and information for those at home and abroad and to creat a forum for the exchange of ideas and experience.
Enjoy your visit and come back soon.
Latest News
World Communications Day
- Published 05/05/2008
Bishop Philip Tartaglia has sent a message to the parishes of Scotland for the 42nd World Communications Day. Bishop Philip is President of the National Communications Commission.
» Read MoreBishop Ian's Pastoral Letter for Vocations Sunday
- Published 08/04/2008
"Many young people today are searching for a life that will offer satisfaction and fulfilment. Many feel the promptings of the Holy Spirit urging them to something new, to a new and different way of living. I would invite them to consider ordained ministry or religious life in this diocese as that kind of life."
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