About James Gordon
Lived 1665 – 1746 (aged 80–81). James Gordon was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
James Gordon (31 January 1665 – 18 February 1746) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic for the whole of Scotland from 1718 to 1727, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1727 to 1746.
Life Born in Glastirum, Enzie, Banffshire on 31 January 1665, he was ordained a priest in 1692. In 1702 Gordon was the Roman agent for the Scottish clergy and in 1703 was proctor for the English Vicars Apostolic as well as the Scottish Vicar Apostolic. He was buried at Innerpeffray and bequeathed books and funds to the Scalan seminary.
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Scottish Roman Catholic bishop (1665-1746)
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