William Smith (bishop)
The Most Reverend William Smith | |
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Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | St Andrews and Edinburgh |
Appointed | 2 October 1885 |
In office | 1885-1892 |
Predecessor | John Strain |
Successor | Angus MacDonald |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 April 1843 |
Consecration | 28 October 1885 by Charles Eyre |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Edinburgh, Scotland | 3 July 1819
Died | 16 March 1892 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Scottish |
William Smith (1819–1892) was a Catholic clergyman from Scotland. He served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
Life[]
Born in Edinburgh on 3 July 1819, he was ordained a priest on 15 April 1843. He was appointed the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on 2 October 1885 and consecrated on 28 October 1885. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Charles Petre Eyre, with Bishops John McLachlan and Angus MacDonald as co-consecrators.
Smith died in office on 16 March 1892, aged 72.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Archbishop William Smith". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
Categories:
- 1819 births
- 1892 deaths
- 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Scotland
- Roman Catholic archbishops of St Andrews and Edinburgh
- Clergy from Edinburgh