Andrew Scott (bishop)


Andrew Scott
Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1832–1845
PredecessorRanald MacDonald
SuccessorJohn Murdoch
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Erythrae (1827–1846)
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
(1827–1832)
Orders
Ordination25 March 1795
by George Hay
Consecration21 September 1828
by Alexander Paterson
Personal details
Born15 February 1772
Chapelford, Banffshire, Scotland
Died4 December 1846 (aged 74)
Greenock, Scotland
NationalityScottish
EducationScalan
Alma materScots College, Douai

Andrew Scott (15 February 1772 – 4 December 1846) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland from 1832 to 1845.[1][2]

  1. ^ Brady, W.M. (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. p. 471.
  2. ^ "Bishop Andrew Scott". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.