writer Canon John Gray (1866-1934), priest and poet, founding parish priest of St Peter's Morningside Edinburgh Adrian Fortescue (1874–1923) Thomas Winning (1925–2001), Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974 until 2001 Maurice Taylor (born 5 May 1926), Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway from 1981 until 2004 Father George Thompson (1928-2016), priest, teacher and MP, studied at the Scots College in the early 1950s Mario Conti (1934-2022), Archbishop of Glasgow from 2002 until 2012 Joseph Devine (1937-2019), Bishop of Motherwell from 1983 until 2013 John Cunningham (1938-2021), Bishop of Galloway from 2004 until 2014 Philip Tartaglia (1951-2021), Archbishop of Glasgow from 2012 until 2021 Stephen Robson (born 1 April 1951), Bishop of Dunkeld since 2013 William Nolan (born 26 January 1954), Archbishop of Glasgow since 2022 Paul Laverty (born 1957), screenwriter and lawyer, studied for priesthood but did not continue to ordination, obtained a degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Leo Cushley (born 18 June 1961), Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh since 2013 John Keenan (born 19 December 1964), Bishop of the Diocese of Paisley Other seminaries Scotus College, then founded in 1985 as Chesters College, located at Bearsden (Greater Glasgow), closed in 2009 Royal Scots College, located at Salamanca (Spain) since 1988 (formerly at Madrid and Valladolid) St Andrew's College, founded in 1953 at Drygrange (Melrose) in the Scottish Borders, closed in 1986 Scots College, University of Paris, located at Paris from 1333 until 1793 See also Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi List of Jesuit sites References Further reading Abbe Paul Macpherson, History of the Scots College, Rome, 1600-1792, John S. Burns, 1961 External links Seminaries associated with the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference of Scotland Address of Pope Francis to the Staff and Students of the Pontifical Scots College, 14 April 2016 Scots School Scots School Scots School 1600 establishments in Italy Catholic seminaries Seminaries and theological colleges in Italy Universities and colleges in Rome