Andrew Scott (15 February 1772 – 4 December 1846) was a

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who served as the

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of the Western District of Scotland from 1832 to 1845. He was born in Chapelford, Enzie, Banffshire on 15 February 1772. His family had been farmers at Chapelford for hundreds of years. He was

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to the priesthood on 25 March 1795. and came to

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as a missionary in 1805. He built

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(1814–16), which still stands on the River Clyde. In Glasgow, he built schools which could be used as chapels on Sunday, and meeting places during the week. He pursued and won a libel case against a Protestant activist, the case of Scott v McGavin, 25 June 1821. He was appointed the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Western District and

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of ''

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'' by the

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on 13 February 1827, and consecrated to the

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on 21 September 1828. The principal

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was Bishop Alexander Paterson, Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District of Scotland, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop

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, Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland and Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England. On the death of Bishop

on 20 September 1832, he automatically succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District. After John Murdoch was appointed as his Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic (assistant Bishop) on 4 June 1833, Bishop Scott was able to concentrate on the Highland part of the Western District, operating from Greenock. While he had concentrated on schools in the

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and Glasgow, in the western

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, he attempted to restore liturgy by building churches. He built new buildings at

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, Bornish,

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and Glencoe. He resigned on 15 October 1845. The number of practising Catholics in the area increased from 1,000 to 70,000 during his forty-year tenure, largely due to Irish immigration. He died on 4 December 1846, aged 74, and was buried in St Mary's Church, Abercromby Street, Glasgow.

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