John Matheson (bishop)
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John Alexander Matheson (28 April 1901 – 5 July 1950) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1947 to 1950.[1]
Biography
Born in
parish priest of Sacred Heart, Aberdeen 1928–30; St Nathalan's, Ballater 1930–43 and St Mary's, Dufftown 1943–47.[2]
He was appointed the
James Donald Scanlan.[1]
He died in office on 5 July 1950, aged 49,[1] and was succeeded as Bishop of Aberdeen by Francis Walsh, with whom he had attended Fordyce Academy in their youth.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop John Alexander Matheson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-85976-345-5.
- ^ BISHOP FRANCIS WALSH, WHITE FATHER 1901—1974 at thepelicans.org, accessed 11 April 2018