George Hay (bishop)


George Hay
Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed3 December 1778
Term ended24 August 1805
PredecessorJames Grant
SuccessorAlexander Cameron
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Daulia
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Lowland District (1768–1778)
Orders
Ordination2 April 1758
by Giuseppe Spinelli
Consecration21 May 1769
by James Grant
Personal details
Born24 August 1729
Died15 October 1811 (aged 82)
Aquhorthies
NationalityScottish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

George Hay (24 August 1729 – 15 October 1811)[1] was a Scottish Catholic prelate and writer who served as Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1778 to 1805.[2][3]

  1. ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). "Hay, George (1729-1811)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. pp. 461–462.
  3. ^ "Bishop George Hay". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.