Charles McDonald Renfrew

He was born in Glasgow on 21 June 1929. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Scots College, Rome^[1] and was ordained on 4 April 1953.^[2] He was curate at the parish of the Immaculate Conception, Maryhill 1953–56, a professor at Blairs College 1956–57, procurator at Blairs 1957–61 and was rector of St Vincent's College, Langbank 1961–74. He was named Vicar general of Glasgow in 1974. He was chaplain to Bon Secours Hospital in Glasgow 1975–89.^[1]

He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Glasgow and titular bishop of Abula, and was consecrated to the Episcopate on 31 May 1977 at St Francis Church, Gorbals. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Thomas Winning of Glasgow and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Francis Thomson of Motherwell and Bishop Stephen McGill of Paisley.^[2]

He died on 27 February 1992 at the Western Infirmary aged 62.^[2]