Robert Fraser (bishop)
Robert Fraser (1858–1914) was a Scottish Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Dunkeld from 1913 to 1914.[1]
Born in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on 10 August 1858, he was ordained to the priesthood on 13 August 1882. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld by the Holy See on 14 May 1913, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 25 May 1913. The principal consecrator was Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta, and the principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Thomas Francis Kennedy, Rector of the Pontifical North American College and Donald Aloysius Mackintosh, Coadjutor Archbishop of Glasgow.[1]
He died in office on 28 March 1914, aged 55.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Bishop Robert Fraser". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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| Preceded by Angus MacFarlane |
Bishop of Dunkeld 1913–1914 |
Succeeded by John Toner |
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