The Catholic Archives Society is a voluntary organisation founded in 1979 with the aim to promote the care of Roman Catholic archives through its work and publications, while acting as a forum for all individuals, professional and voluntary, who are custodians of Catholic historical material in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
We are not funded by any outside agency and the officers are strictly honorary. Our income comes from subscriptions, profits from conference and training days, and from the sale of publications. We are a lay society with no formal links with the Bishops’ Conferences in the countries where our members live .
Please note, the Society is not an archive repository, and does not hold or collect materials, although we can sometimes advise on appropriate repositories, we also do not provide historical research services.
The membership of the Catholic Archives Society is broad in both its background and interests and welcomes new membership at any time.
Our society constitution can be viewed here CAS Constitution 2025
catholicarchivesociety.org 