William Andrew Macdonell
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Bishop
William Andrew Macdonell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
was born on 30 November 1853 at Rivière-aux-Raisins, Saint Clair County, Michigan.
appointed Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
, and was ordained as such three months later, on 24 June 1906.
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 wasappointed 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.