John Chisholm (vicar apostolic of the Highland District)

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John Chisholm
ChurchRoman Catholic
In office1791–1814
PredecessorAlexander MacDonald
SuccessorAeneas Chisholm
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Oreus
Orders
Ordination17 April 1775
Consecration12 February 1792
by George Hay
Personal details
Born12 February 1752
Died8 July 1814 (aged 62)
Lismore, Scotland
Alma materScots College, Douai

John Chisholm (12 February 1752 – 8 July 1814) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District, Scotland.

Life[edit]

Born in Strathglass, Inverness on 12 February 1752, he was sent to the Scots College, Douai,[1] where he was ordained a priest on 17 April 1775. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District and Titular Bishop of Oreus by the Holy See on 8 November 1791. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 12 February 1792. The principal consecrator was Bishop George Hay, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District.

In 1801, he founded Lismore Seminary. He died in office on 8 July 1814, aged 62[2][3][4] and is buried at Lismore.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.clanchisholmsociety.org/public/catholicmission.php
  2. ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. p. 467.
  3. ^ "Bishop John Chisholm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ^ Cooper, Thompson (1887). "Chisholm, John" . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  5. ^ https://www.clanchisholmsociety.org/public/bishops.php
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District
1791–1814
Succeeded by