Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh

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1. Our charitable objectives are: - • The advancement of the Roman Catholic Religion. • The advancement of education. • The relief of poverty. • The cure or alleviation of human sickness or disease. All of the apostolic work of the Archdiocese is rooted in life with Jesus Christ in both prayer and sacrament. 2. Activities undertaken to achieve these objectives The fulfilment of our charitable aims is undertaken by priests, religious and lay people engaged in a range of apostolic ministry most often aimed at serving those in greatest need. We help provide: • A network of 72 parishes across 10 local authority areas • A network of 68 Catholic primary schools and 10 Catholic high schools • Chaplains to 27 hospitals and three hospices • Chaplains to three prisons and one young offender institution • Chaplains to six universities

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