Conferences
The Association has organised many conferences, symposia and seminars since it was founded in 1950.
They are one of the most important ways in which research into Scottish Catholic history can be explored between academics, researchers and all those interested in these topics.
Conference 2025
Ecclesiastical Buildings in Scotland: Culture, Heritage and Memory
The Scottish Catholic Historical Association is holding a conference at The Ramshorn, Glasgow on Saturday 7 June 2025.
Speakers:
Dr Craig Lamont (University of Glasgow); Ms Donna Maguire (Scottish Catholic Archives); Mr David Robertson (Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust); Mr Niall Murphy (Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust)
Panellists:
Dr DJ Johnston-Smith (Director of Scotland Churches Trust); Mr David Robertson (Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust); Mr Niall Murphy (Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust)
Tickets are £15.
Over the years, the Association has made an immense contribution to historical research in Scotland through the annual conference.
Many of the papers presented are published in the Innes Review. Past conferences are listed here.
Previous Conferences
2022: Enslavement, Scotland and the Catholic Church
2019: The Rise and Decline (?) of Anti-Catholicism in Scotland (Glasgow)
2018: The Catholic Education Act 1918 – 100th Anniversary (Glasgow)
2017: Marco Grimani, Papal Legate to Scotland (Edinburgh)
2016: Scottish Catholic Architecture and Material Culture (Edinburgh)
2015: John Ogilvie SJ and the Jesuit Legacy in Scotland (Glasgow)
2012: Thomas Innes (1662-1744) – His World and His Legacy (Glasgow)
2011: ‘Achievements and Challenges’ – Celebrating 60 years of Scottish Catholic History and the Innes Review (Edinburgh)
2010: Liturgy and the Nation (Glasgow)
2009: Diaspora (Edinburgh)
2008: Glasgow: A story worth telling (Glasgow)
2007: ‘The Stuart Dynasty’ – Marking the 200th Anniversary of the death of Prince Henry Benedict, Cardinal Duke of York (Edinburgh)