Alexander MacDonald (Scottish bishop)

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

The Right Reverend Alexander MacDonald
Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
Church	Roman Catholic Church
In office	1779–1791
Predecessor	John MacDonald
Successor	John Chisholm
Other post	Titular Bishop of Polemonium
Orders
Ordination	10 August 1764 by Domenico Giordani
Consecration	12 March 1780 by George Hay
Personal details
Born	c. 1736 Bornish, South Uist, Scotland
Died	9 September 1791 (aged about 55) Samalaman, Scotland
Alma mater	Pontifical Scots College

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

• Catholic Church in Scotland