Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 Alexander Macdonell (1 November 1833 - 30 May 1905) was the first Bishop of the newly formed Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in...

, serving from 1890 until his death in 1905.

Life

Born on 1 November 1833 in Lochiel, Scotland

Scottish Highlands

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, he was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1862, aged 29. On 18 July 1890, aged 56, he was appointed Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in...

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three months later, on 28 October 1890, he was ordained accordingly.

Death

He died, aged 71, on 30 May 1905. He has been a priest for priest for 42 years and a bishop for 14 years.