Alexander MacDonald (Scottish bishop)

For other people named Alexander MacDonald, see Alexander MacDonald (disambiguation).

The Right Reverend

Alexander MacDonald
Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1779–1791
PredecessorJohn MacDonald
SuccessorJohn Chisholm
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Polemonium
Orders
Ordination10 August 1764
by Domenico Giordani
Consecration12 March 1780
by George Hay
Personal details
Bornc. 1736
Bornish, South Uist, Scotland
Died9 September 1791 (aged about 55)
Samalaman, Scotland
Alma materPontifical Scots College

Alexander MacDonald (c. 1736 – 9 September 1791) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District, Scotland.

Biography

Born in Bornish, South Uist in about 1736, he was ordained a priest on 10 August 1764. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District and Titular Bishop of Polemonium by the Holy See on 30 September 1779. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 12 March 1780. The principal consecrator was Bishop George Hay, and the principal co-consecrator was Bishop Alexander Cameron. In 1783, he moved the seminary for the Highland District to Samalaman House. He died in office on 9 September 1791, aged 55.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. pp. 466–467.
  2. ^ "Bishop Alexander MacDonald". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
1779–1791 		Succeeded by