The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia.

Transcript Requests

The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond is the custodian of records for schools that have been permanently closed.  Records for schools that merged with another school are held with the merged school. All records requests are processed through the Office of Catholic Schools.

Records held at the Pastoral Center

The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Richmond holds records for the following closed schools:

  • Cathedral High School, Richmond (closed in 1971)
  • Guardian Angel Academy, Staunton (closed in 2007)
  • Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Lynchburg (closed in 2020)
  • Marymount High School, Richmond (closed in 1993)
  • Sacred Heart-St. Augustine School, Richmond (closed in 1987)
  • St. Emma Military Academy, Powhatan (closed in 1972)
  • St. John Vianney Seminary, Richmond (closed in 1978)
  • St. Vincent De Paul High School/Bollingbrook/Gibbons, Petersburg (closed in 2001)
  • Van De Vyver School, Richmond (closed in 1969)

Request a Transcript

All transcript requests for records held at the Pastoral Center are handled through the Office of Catholic Schools. Please complete the following form to request a transcript. All requests must have a signed release.

Records held elsewhere

These schools have records stored at other locations and can be accessed by contacting them directly.

  • Holy Comforter School, Charlottesville (closed in 1970)
    Records with Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian MI 49221 (517) 266-3400
  • Holy Trinity School, Norfolk (closed in 2010)
    Records located at Holy Trinity Parish
  • Portsmouth Catholic High School, Portsmouth (Closed in 1991) Records located  at Portsmouth Regional Catholic School, Portsmouth.
  • St. Francis de Sales High School, Powhatan (Closed in 1971)
    Records located at Sisters of Blessed Sacrament, 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020 (215) 244-9900
  • St. Mary’s Catholic School, Blacksburg (Closed in 2003) Records kept at St. John Neumann Academy
  • St. Patrick, Richmond (Closed in 2004)
    Records located at All Saints Catholic School, Richmond.
 Merged/Renamed Schools
  • St. Elizabeth School, Richmond merged with St. Paul School, Richmond to become All Saints Catholic School, Richmond (merged in 1982 )
  • Norfolk Catholic High School became Catholic High School in 1993. The school was renamed Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School in 2003 and reverted back to Catholic High School in June 2019.

Need Something Else?

If you don’t see the school or details that you’re looking for, please contact the Office of Catholic Schools and we will be glad to help you.