Parish Archives of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles

Comprising: The Cathedral City of Oban, Argyll and Bute (except the Parish of Cardross, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath); North Ayrshire; The Isle of Arran; Western Isles; Highlands & Islands (the Parish of Kingussie, the former district of Lochaber and the Isle of Skye).

Reference Title Dates Extent Scope and Content
MP/43 Ardkenneth, St Michael's 1829-2015 7 vols Ardkenneth, South Uist, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; Western Isles; St Michael, foundation date 1829; Isle of South Uist HS8 5RD
MP/44 Arisaig, Inverness-shire, Highland, St Mary 1837-2015 10 Parish priest resident at Morar; foundation dates of 1800 and 1849
MP/45 Bornish, South Uist St Mary's 1820-2016 7 Bornish, South Uist, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar; Western Isles; St Mary, foundation date of 1837; Served from Ardkenneth
MP/46 Drimnin, St Columba's 1846-1886 1 vol Parish registers
MP/47 Fort William, Inverness-shire, Highland, The Immaculate Conception  1820-1890 4 St Mary's, Belford Road, For William PH33 6BT; Foundation dates of 1794 and 1934
MP/48 Mingarry in Moidoart, Inverness-shire, Highland, Our Lady of the Angels [1769]-2014 6 Chapel House, Morar, Mallaig PH40 4PB; foundation dates of 1769 and 1862
MP/49 Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, St Andrew 1849-2016 9 vols St Andrew's, Columshill Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute PA20 0HX; Foundation dates of 1866 and 1925
MP/50 Craigston, Barra, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), St Brendan 1805-1969 7 vols location; foundations dates of 1805 and 1858; served form Castlebay
MP/93 Morar, Inverness-shire, Highland Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Cumin 1832-2016 7 Chapel House, Morar, Mallaig PH40 4PB; foundation dates of 1782 and 1889
MP/111 Oban, St Columba's Cathedral  1846-2003 15 Cathedral House, Corran Esplanade, Oban PA34 5AB; Foundation dates of 1878 and 1932
MP/113 Mull and District 1880-1976 1 vol Parish register
MP/114 Glenfinnan, Saints Mary and Finnan 1870-1980 4 Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Highland, SS Mary and Finnan; foundation date of 1870 and 1872; location PH37 4LT
MP/115 Eigg, Inverness-shire, Highland, St Donnan 1843-1985 3 vols Served from Arisaig; foundation dates of 1810 and 1910
MP/283 Ardgour,  n.d. Archive in Parish see Glenfinnan
MP/284 Bayhead, North Uist n.d. Archive in Parish Lochmaddy, North Uist, Comhairle nan Eilean, served from Benbecular
MP/285 Benbecula, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), St Mary 1860-2015 8 St Mary's, Griminish, Isle of Bendecula HS7 5QA; Foundation date of 1884
MP/286 Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, St. Kieran 1816- Archive in Parish St Kieran's, 6 St. John Street, Campbeltown, PA28 6BQ; foundations, 1816 and 1850; Administrator Lochgilphead; register believed to have been lost in Fire?
MP/287 Canna, Inverness-shire, St. Columba n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Morar
MP/288 Castlebay, Barra, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Our Lady, Star of the Sea 1931-1957 1 vol Star of the Sea, Castlebay HS9 5XD; foundation date of 1888
MP/289 Coll n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Oban
MP/290 Colonsay, Isle of n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Lochgilphead
MP/291 Dalavich,  n.d. Archive in Parish served form Taynuilt
MP/292 Daliburgh, South Uist, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), St Peter 1880-1909 1 vol St Peter's, Dali burgh, Isle of South Uist HS8 5SS; foundation dates of 1868 and 1907
MP/293 Drimnin, Argyllshire, Highland, St Columba's 1869 1 vol The chapel was built in 1838 on the site of the ancient Drimnin Castle, on a rocky knoll overlooking the Sound of Mull and Tobermory on lands that were once those of the Macleans of Drimnin.  The Macleans lost control of Drimnin after supporting the Jacobite uprising and it passed through several other owners before being bought in 1835 by a wealthy Edinburgh lawyer, Sir Charles Gordon.  The Gordons were Catholics in an almost exclusively Protestant area.  Unsurprisingly the local population was disapproving when Sir Charles demolished the castle and replaced it with a Catholic chapel in about 1840, which became the centre of worship for Catholics from Mull and the neighbouring Ardnamurchan.  The situation was exacerbated by the introduction of a full time priest, who lived in the newly constructed Hermitage close to the Chapel.  After the untimely death of Sir Charles in 1845, the Chapel gradually fell into disuse and was supplanted by a chapel within Drimnin House.  It was here that Saint Mary McKillop, whose parents came from Roy Bridge and who is Australia’s first saint, worshipped on her visit to the UK in the late 19th century.  After the Gordon family sold the Estate in 1943, the Chapel became a ruin but was given a Grade B listing to protect its historical and scenic importance.  Attempts to secure planning consent to convert the Chapel to a house were denied in the 1990s and again on appeal, leaving the Chapel a deteriorating ruin, despite attempts by the Highland Council to facilitate a rescue plan;  The St Columba's Driminin Trust retired the chapel between 2008-2012; served from Mingarry
MP/294 Dunbeg, Holy Trinity 1964-2007 Archive in Parish Served from Oban, closed in 2007
MP/295 Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception and St Mun 1869-1925 7 Reul-an-Mara, Brandon Street, Dunoon PA23 8BU; Alexandra Parade; Foundation dates of 1862 and 1931
MP/296 Eoligarry, Barra, St. Vincent de Paul n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Northbay
MP/297 Eriskay, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), St Michael 1891-1991 3 St Michael's Eriskay, Isle of South Uist HS8 5JJ; Foundation dates of 1852 and 1903
MP/298 Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Highland, St Mun (Glencoe) 1897-1976 1 vol St Mun's, Brecklet, Ballachulish PH49 4J; Foundation dates of 1897 and 1837
MP/299 Glenuig in Moidart, Inverness-shire, St. Agnes 1861- Archive in Parish Served from Mingarry
MP/301 Howbeg, South Uist, St. Joseph n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Ardkenneth
MP/302 Inverailort, Inverness-shire n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Arisaig
MP/303 Inveraray n.d. Archive in Parish served from Ardkenneth
MP/304 Invergarry, Inverness-shire, St. Finnan 1891- Archive in Parish Foundation dates of 1891-1938; Served from Roy bridge
MP/305 Iona, Isle of, Cnoc A'Chalmain,  Catholic House of Prayer n.d. Archive in Parish Location PA76 6SP; served form Oban
MP/306 Islay, Isle of, n.d. Archive in Parish Served form Campbeltown
MP/307 Jura, Isle of, n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Lochgilphead
MP/308 Kilchoan, Inverness-shire,  n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Arisaig
MP/309 Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Highland, Our Lady of the Rosary and St Columba 1828-2004 2 vols Loreto, Newtonmore Road, Kingussie PH21 1HF; Foundation dates of 1863 and 1932 
MP/310 Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Highland. "Scottas" 1886-1989 2 vols Served from Morar
MP/311 Lochailort, Inverness-shire, n.d. Archive in Parish See Inverailort
MP/312 Lochaline, Lochaber, Inverness-shire n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Morar
MP/313 Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, St Margaret 1936-2017 2 vols St Margaret's, Argyll street Lochgilphead PA31 8NE; Foundation date of 1929
MP/314 Lochmaddy, North Uist n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Benbecula
MP/315 Lochnevis, Inverness-shire n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Morar
MP/316 Mallaig, Inverness-shire, St. Patrick 1935- Archive in Parish foundation date of 1935; Served from Morar
MP/317 Muck, Isle of,  Inverness-shire, n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Morar
MP/318 Northbay, Barra; Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles), St Barr 1919-1954 2 Served from Castlebay; foundation dates of 1907 and 1919; Parish Priest resident a Castlebay
MP/319 Onich, Inverness-shire,  Archive in Parish See Glencoe, Kinlochleven or Fort William
MP/320 Portree, Isle of Skye, Our Lady of the Assumption 2000- Archive in Parish St Mary's Viewfield Square, Potree, Isle of skye IV51 9HB; foundation date of 2000 and 2006
MP/321 Raasay, Isle of  n.d. Archive in Parish Served from Portree
MP/322 Rhum, Isle of, Inverness-shire, Lochaber Archive in Parish Served from Morar
MP/323 Edinburgh, Redford Barracks, Church Hut 1932-1942 2 vols
MP/324 Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire, St. Joseph 1949- Archive in Parish located PH34 4ES; foundation dates for 1949 and 1967; Served from Roy Bridge
MP/325 Strontian,  n.d. Archive in Parish Served Morar
MP/326 Tarbert on lochnevis, Inverness-shire,  Our Lady, Star of the Sea n.d. Archive in Parish Closed in 2013;Served from Morar
MP/327 Tarbert,  Loch Fyne n.d. Archive in Parish served from Lochgilphead
MP/328 Taynuilt, Argyll and Bute, The visitation 1927-2013 3 The Visitation Taynuilt PA35 1JQ; foundation date of 1902
MP/329 Tiree, Isle of n.d. Archive in Parish located PA75 6PHServed form Oban
MP/330 Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Our Lady, Star of the Sea 1973 2 served from Oban
MP/331 Vatersay, Isle of Barra, Our Lady of the Waves and St. John 1913- Archive in Parish Foundation date of 1913; Served from Castlebay Barra
MP/621 Caol, Inverness-shire, Highland, St John the Evangelist 1970 2 Caol, Inverness-shire, Highland, St John the Evangelist; St John's Road, PH33 7PR; served from Fort William, foundation date 1970