Church Roman Catholic Successor Angus MacDonald Predecessor John Strain | In office 1885-1892 Appointed 2 October 1885 Name William Smith | |
Archdiocese St Andrews and Edinburgh | ||
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William Smith (1819–1892) was a Catholic clergyman from Scotland. He served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
Born in Edinburgh on 3 July 1819, he was ordained a priest on 15 April 1843. He was appointed the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on 2 October 1885 and consecrated on 28 October 1885. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Charles Petre Eyre, with Bishops John McLachlan and Angus MacDonald as co-consecrators.
Smith died in office on 16 March 1892, aged 72.
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