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Aeneas Chisholm (Bishop of Aberdeen)

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Church
  
Roman Catholic

Nationality
  
Scottish

Successor
  
George Bennett

Appointed
  
January 7, 1899

Rank
  
Bishop

Died
  
1918

Consecration
  
February 24, 1899

In office
  
1899-1918

Role
  
Bishop of Aberdeen

Ordination
  
May 15, 1859

Diocese
  
Aberdeen

Name
  
Aeneas Chisholm

Predecessor
  
Hugh MacDonald


Aeneas Chisholm (Bishop of Aberdeen)

Born
  
June 26, 1836 Inverness, Scotland (
1836-06-26
)

Aeneas Chisholm (1836–1918) was a Scottish prelate who served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen from 1899 to 1918.

Born in Inverness on 26 June 1836, he was the fourth son of Colin Chisholm, solicitor. He was educated at Blairs College in Kincardineshire, then at the Scots College in Rome. He was ordained a deacon on 1 May 1859 and a priest on 15 May 1859, returning to Scotland in 1860. In 1890, he became the rector of Blairs College. He was awarded honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity from Rome and Doctor of Laws from the University of Aberdeen. He was appointed the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 7 January 1899, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 24 February 1899. The principal consecrator was Bishop (later Archbishop) Angus MacDonald, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop (later Archbishop) James August Smith and Bishop William Turner.

He died in office on 13 January 1918, aged 81.

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