John Matheson (bishop)
This article is about the Scottish bishop. For the Canadian lawyer, judge and politician, see John Matheson.
John Alexander Matheson (1901–1950) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1947 to 1950.[1]
Born in Tomintoul, Moray on 28 April 1901, he was ordained a priest on 7 March 1925. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 2 August 1947, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 24 September 1947. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Andrew Thomas McDonald, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Kenneth Grant and Bishop (later Archbishop) James Donald Scanlan.[1]
He died in office on 5 July 1950, aged 49.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bishop John Alexander Matheson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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| Preceded by George Henry Bennett |
Bishop of Aberdeen 1947–1950 |
Succeeded by Francis Raymond Walsh |
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