John MacDonald (vicar apostolic of the Highland District)

John MacDonald (c. 1727 – 9 May 1779) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District of Scotland.


John MacDonald
Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1773–1779
PredecessorHugh MacDonald
SuccessorAlexander MacDonald
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis
(1761–1779)
Orders
Ordination1 April 1752
by Giovanni Antonio Guadagni
Consecration27 September 1761
by Ferdinando Maria de Rossi
Personal details
Bornc. 1727
Died9 May 1779 (aged about 52)
Knoydart, Scotland
Alma materPontifical Scots College

Life

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Born in Ardnamurchan, Argyllshire in about 1727, he was ordained a priest on 1 April 1752. He was appointed the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District and Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis by the Holy See on 25 February 1761. He was consecrated to the Episcopate at Preshome on 27 September 1761. The principal consecrator was Bishop Hugh MacDonald, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Alexander Smith and Bishop James Grant. On the death of Bishop MacDonald on 12 March 1773, he automatically succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District. He died in office on 9 May 1779, aged 52.[1][2]

References

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  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. 465–466.
  2. ^ "Bishop John MacDonald". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
1773–1779
Succeeded by