In a dual announcement the Bishops of Scotland have nominated a new Rector for the Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain and have asked him to do the preparatory work for the re-opening of the College as a Seminary.

Scots College is an IB World School and comprised of three schools in one; Preparatory (boys Yrs 1-6), Middle (boys Yrs 7-10) and Senior (co-educational Yrs 11-13). Catholic seminaries.

The six-month period provides applicants with an introduction to living in the community setting of seminary. It may be an even bigger surprise to some to learn that The Royal Scots College of Salamanca has ties with Lochwinnoch dating back to 1627 when the college was established. If you wish to contact The Royal Scots College Salamanca please use the the form below or address us at: Real Colegio de Escoceses, C/. This includes set times to pray the Divine Office …

In a dual announcement the Bishops of Scotland have nominated a new Rector for the Royal Scots College, Salamanca, and have asked him to do the preparatory work for the re-opening of the College as a Seminary.

Stephen McGrattan was born in 1975 and baptised in St Brendan’s Church, Saltcoats.

The Royal Scots College in Salamanca By Denis Carlin: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. Seminarians at the Pontifical Scots College in Rome spend their first two years studying Philosophy at the Angelicum.

The answer begins in 1560 when the Scots Parliament outlawed the practice of the Catholic religion in Scotland.

Henry Collet, 51 – 65 – bajo, 37007 Salamanca.

The College moved to its current location on the Via Cassia some 4 miles from the city centre in 1962. In the New Year, the process moves to the Royal Scots College in the historic Spanish city of Salamanca, Spain.

It may be a surprise to some to learn that there is a Scots College in Salamanca, Spain. Scots College (Paris), France, (founded 1325) Scots College, Douai, France, (founded 1573); Scots College (Rome), Italy, (founded 1600), also known as The Pontifical Scots College Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain (founded 1627); Scotus College, Bearsden, Glasgow (founded 1993); Other establishments Argentina. Mgr Philip Flanagan, by contrast, had been vice-rector in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome, before being appointed to take over from Dr James Connolly as rector in Valladolid in 1952. A question often asked of us (both in Spain and in Scotland) is: Why is there a Scots College in Salamanca.. or even in Spain?