John Murdoch (bishop)


John Murdoch
Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1846–1865
PredecessorAndrew Scott
SuccessorJohn Gray
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Castabala
(1833–1869)
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District
(1833–1846)
Coadjutor Bishop of Kingston and Titular Bishop of Thabraca (1833–1833)
Orders
Ordination19 March 1821
by Isidoro Pérez de Celís
Consecration20 October 1833
by James Kyle
Personal details
Born9 October 1796
Wellheads, Enzie, Scotland
Died15 December 1865 (aged 69)
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationAquhorthies College
Alma materRoyal Scots College

John Murdoch (9 October 1796 – 15 December 1865) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland.[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. pp. 471–472.
  2. ^ "Bishop John Murdoch". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.