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Angus Bernard MacEachern
Angus Bernard MacEachern (February 8, 1759 – April 22, 1835) was a Scottish People, Scottish bishop in the Roman Catholic Church who rose to become the first bishop of the newly formed Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown, Diocese of Charlottetown following its separation from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829. Biography MacEachern was born in Kinlochmoidart, Scotland, Lochaber, the son of Hugh Bàn MacEachern and Mary MacDonald. He became a protégé of Bishop Hugh MacDonald (vicar apostolic of the Highland District), Hugh MacDonald, vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District, Highland District for the underground Catholic Church in Scotland, and, when his family emigrated to Prince Edward Island in 1772, 13-year-old Angus stayed behind to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood at the clandestine minor seminary at Buorblach near Morar. His major seminary training continued at the Royal Scots Colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Charlottetown
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown ( la, Dioecesis Carolinapolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese comprising the entire province of Prince Edward Island. Originally carved from the Archdiocese of Quebec on August 11, 1829, it was then transferred to the Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth on May 4, 1852. It is the second-oldest English-speaking diocese in Canada. Its seat is the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Dunstan, located in downtown Charlottetown. History Early history Then known as ''Île Saint-Jean'', the island was initially part of the vast Diocese of Quebec. In the spring of 1721, René-Charles de Breslay and Marie-Anselme de Metivier, priests of the Society of Saint Sulpice, arrived at the Acadian settlement of Port-LaJoye and built a small church dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. It was then handed-over to Franciscans priests from Louisbourg (in modern-day Nova Scotia) two years later. By 1752, four more smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
