William Andrew Macdonell
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Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 William Andrew Macdonell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in...

 was born on 30 November 1853 at Rivière-aux-Raisins, Saint Clair County, Michigan.

Life

On 11 September 1881, aged 27, he was ordained a priest. On 21 March 1906, aged 52, he was
appointed Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in...

, and was ordained as such three months later, on 24 June 1906.

Death

He died on 17 November 1920, aged 67. He had been a priest for 39 years and a bishop for 14 years.

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