About William Andrew Macdonell
Lived 1853 – 1920 (aged 66). William Andrew Macdonell was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Bishop William Andrew Macdonell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada was born on 30 November 1853 at Rivière-aux-Raisins, Glengarry County, Ontario
Life On 11 September 1881, aged 27, he was ordained a priest. On 21 March 1906, aged 52, he was appointed Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada, and was ordained as such three months later, on 24 June 1906.
Death He died on 17 November 1920, aged 67. He had been a priest for 39 years and a bishop for 14 years.
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