Andrew Thomas McDonald, O.S.B., (12 February 1871 – 22 May 1950) was a

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clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Life

Born in Fort William on 12 February 1871, he entered the college at

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on 7 September 1882 and continued his studies at

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and

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. In 1888 he entered Fort Augustus and made his solemn profession on 10 February 1893. He was

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of Order of Saint Benedict on 9 August 1896. In 1898 he was named Sub-prior and cellarer. In 1908, he conducted

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in Glasgow, Clydebank, Musselburgh and Cambuslang. From 1911, he was attached to

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and served as curate at St Anne's, Edge Hill. He later became rector of the church and held office until he was elected

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on 27 August 1919. He was appointed the

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on 19 July 1929 and

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to the

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on 24 September 1929. The principal

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was Archbishop Donald Mackintosh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop

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and Bishop John Toner. During his tenure, the number of priests in the diocese increased from 115 to 219, and the number of churches and chapels from 85 to 122. David Ogilvy described McDonald as, "a very sweet old man, the nearest thing to an angel I've ever known". He died in office on 22 May 1950, aged 79.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Andrew Thomas 1871 births 1950 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Scotland Roman Catholic archbishops of St Andrews and Edinburgh People from Fort William, Highland