Andrew McDonald (bishop)

Andrew Thomas McDonald, O.S.B., (12 February 1871 – 22 May 1950) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, United Kingdom.


Andrew Thomas McDonald

Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseSt Andrews and Edinburgh
Appointed19 July 1929
Term ended22 May 1950
PredecessorJames Smith
SuccessorGordon Gray
Orders
Ordination9 August 1896
Consecration24 September 1929
by Donald Mackintosh
Personal details
Born
Joseph McDonald

(1871-02-12)12 February 1871
Died22 May 1950(1950-05-22) (aged 79)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish

Born in Fort William on 12 February 1871, he was ordained a priest of Order of Saint Benedict on 9 August 1896. He was appointed the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on 19 July 1929 and consecrated to the Episcopate on 24 September 1929. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Donald Mackintosh, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop James William McCarthy and Bishop John Toner.

David Ogilvy described McDonald as, "a very sweet old man, the nearest thing to an angel I've ever known".[1]

He died in office on 22 May 1950, aged 79.[2]

References

  1. Kenneth Roman (2010). The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-230-61834-3.
  2. "Archbishop Andrew Thomas (Joseph) McDonald, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
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