About Roderick MacLean
Lived 1500 – 1553. Roderick MacLean was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Roderick MacLean (; - died 1553) was a 16th-century Scottish bishop of the Isles. He was appointed as bishop on 5 March 1550 and died in 1553.
In Rome, in 1549, he published a Latin translation of a large portion of Adomnan of Iona's 'Life of St Columba, which was a very obscure text at the time.
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Who was Roderick MacLean?
Scottish Catholic bishop (d. 1553)
When was Roderick MacLean born?
Roderick MacLean was born in 1500.
When did Roderick MacLean die?
Roderick MacLean died in 1553.
What was Roderick MacLean's occupation?
Roderick MacLean was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Roderick MacLean?
Roderick MacLean's recorded nationality: Scottish people.
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· DBpedia: Roderick MacLean (bishop)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roderick MacLean. https://biography.guide/roderick-maclean/
MLA: "Roderick MacLean." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roderick-maclean/.
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