Alexander Paterson (bishop)


Alexander Paterson
Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District
ChurchRoman Catholic
In office1827–1831
PredecessorAlexander Cameron
SuccessorAndrew Carruthers
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Cybistra (1816–31)
Previous post(s)Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District (1825–27)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District
(1816–25)
Orders
Ordinationc. 1791
Consecration18 August 1816
by Alexander Cameron
Personal details
BornMarch 1766
Pathead, Enzie, Banffshire, Scotland
Died30 October 1831 (aged 65)
Dundee, Scotland
Alma materScots College, Douai

Alexander Paterson (March 1766 – 30 October 1831) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1825 to 1827, then, following district name change, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District from 1827 to 1831.