RC Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

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Welcome to our website, a source of news, history and information for the Diocese of Argyll & the Isles. We hope you find the site informative and easy to use.

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Tha sinn an dòchas gu faigh sibh e feumail agus goireasach - agus furasda a' chleachdadh.

Latest News

Easter Sunday Broadcast

15-04-2014

A special Easter Sunday Mass will be broadcast on Radio nan Gàidheal from Our Lady of the Waves & St John's Church, Vatersay at 9am next Sunday, repeated at 3pm. Fr John Paul MacKinnon is the principal celebrant of the Mass with Canon Angus M...

Bishop's Letter for Holy Week and Easter

12-04-2014

I offer a few words of encouragement as we enter Holy Week and look forward to the celebration of the Easter Triduum. I ask you to participate as fully as you can in the Church's Liturgies - the Mass of the Lord's Supper, the Commemoration of the ...

Women in the Church: indications for the way forward

08-04-2014

“To promote a more effective presence of women in the Church means to seek greater fidelity to what the Church really is. The great mystery of the Church needs both its marian roots and its petrine roots. Pope Francis has said this several times a...

Book of Kells

Copy of the Book of Kells on loan to Oban from the town of Kells, Ireland.
Youth Cross

Young pilgrims from the diocese brought the Youth cross to the Cathedral
Invited guests

Invited guests at the Cathedral Mass
Cathedral Mass

Bishop Toal was Principal Celebrant at the Cathedral Mass
Iona

Pilgrims arriving on the Isle of Iona
Iona Abbey
Abbey congregation

Pilgrims assembled for Mass in Iona Abbey
Iona Mass

Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Mennini was Principal Celebrant at the Iona Mass
Gaelic choir

The Girls Gaelic Choir from Uist and Barra sang at both Masses