James Francis Kyle was a Roman Catholic bishop

Bishop (Catholic Church)

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 who served as the first Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of Scotland.

Born in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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 on 22 September 1788, he was ordained

Holy Orders

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 a priest

Priesthood (Catholic Church)

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 on 21 March 1812. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly known the Highland District) and Titular Bishop

Titular bishop

A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...

 of Germanicia by the Holy See

Holy See

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 on 13 February 1827. He was consecrated

Consecration

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 to the Episcopate

Episcopal polity

Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...

 at Aberdeen

Aberdeen

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 on 28 September 1828. The principal consecrator

Consecrator

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 was Bishop Alexander Paterson

Alexander Paterson (bishop)

Alexander Paterson was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1825 to 1827, then, following district name change, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District from 1827 to 1831....

, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Ranald MacDonald

Ranald MacDonald (bishop)

Ranald MacDonald was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District from 1819 to 1827, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District from 1827 to 1832....

and Bishop Thomas Penswick. He died in office on 23 February 1869, aged 80.