Colin MacPherson
Catholic bishop
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Colin Aloysius MacPherson (1917–1990) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1968 to 1990.[1]
Colin MacPherson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Argyll and the Isles | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 2 December 1968 |
| Term ended | 24 March 1990 |
| Predecessor | Stephen McGill |
| Successor | Roderick Wright |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 March 1940 |
| Consecration | 6 February 1969 by Igino Eugenio Cardinale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1917 |
| Died | 24 March 1990 (aged 72) |
| Education | Propaganda College, Rome |
Life
He was born in Lochboisdale on the island of South Uist, Scotland on 5 August 1917. He trained for the priesthood at the Propaganda College in Rome and was ordained to the priesthood on 23 March 1940.[2] He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles by the Holy See on 2 December 1968, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 6 February 1969. The principal consecrator was Igino Eugenio Cardinale, Titular Archbishop of Nepte, and the principal co-consecrators were Gordon Gray, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh and Stephen McGill, Bishop of Paisley.[1]
He died in office on 24 March 1990, aged 72.[1]