Edward Douglas (bishop)


Edward Douglas
Bishop Emeritus of Motherwell
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseMotherwell
Appointed7 February 1948
Term ended9 February 1954
SuccessorJames Donald Scanlan
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Botrys
(1954–1967)
Orders
Ordination1 May 1924
by Donald Mackintosh
Consecration21 April 1948
by Donald Alphonsus Campbell
Personal details
Born
Edward Wilson Douglas

27 August 1901
Died12 June 1967 (aged 65)
Glasgow, Scotland
BuriedSt Patrick's Cemetery, New Stevenston

Edward Wilson Douglas (26 August 1901[1] – 12 June 1967) was a Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the first Bishop of Motherwell from 1948 to 1954.[2]

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  2. ^ "Bishop Edward Wilson Douglas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2010.