About John Gray
Lived 1817 – 1872 (aged 54). John Gray was a British catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
John Gray (16 June 1817 – 14 January 1872) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District of Scotland.
Life Born in Buckie, Moray on 16 June 1817, Bishop Gray was the son of William Gray and Joanna Gray (née Scott). His maternal uncle was Bishop Andrew Scott. He entered the Blairs College on 27 July 1832 and the Scots College in Rome on 30 September 1838, and took the oath on 25 March 1839. He was ordained a subdeacon on 27 March 1841, a deacon on 10 April 1841, and a priest on 1 May 1841. He left the Scots College for the mission in Scotland on 17 April 1843.
Bishop Gray resigned as Vicar Apostolic of the Western District on 4 March 1869 and retired to Rothesay.
Bishop Gray died on 14 January 1872, aged 54.
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Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
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John Gray was born on 16 June 1817 in Moray.
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John Gray died on 14 January 1872 in Rothesay, Scotland.
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John Gray was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
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