The Pontifical Scots College in Rome is set to close later this year as the hunt continues for new premises in the city centre.

The College, located on the Via Cassia on the outskirts of Rome, was first opened in 1964 and prepares men for the priesthood.

Seminarians will be temporarily based at the Pontifical Beda College in the city at the start of the next academic year.

Some of the seminarians currently based at the Pontifical Scots College in Rome.

The relocation plans were announced in 2020 after upgrades to the building were deemed too costly.

Its location also makes travel to the city centre universities where seminarians attend classes time consuming.

There are currently ten seminarians studying at the Scots College, two of those are from the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh. The vice rector, Fr Nick Welsh, is a priest of the Archdiocese.

Seminarians will be temporarily based at the Pontifical Beda College in the city at the start of the next academic year.

The Beda is a seminary that prepares older men for the priesthood. There are currently two students from the Archdiocese based there.