Aeneas Chisholm (1759–1818) was a
Roman Catholic bishop who served as the
Vicar Apostolic of the
Highland District, Scotland.
Life
Born in
Strathglass,
Inverness
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in 1759, he was
ordained a
priest in 1783. He was appointed the
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These include:
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Vicar Apostolic of Highland District and
Titular Bishop of ''
Diocaesarea in Palaestina'' by the
Holy See on 11 May 1804. He was
consecrated
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to the
Episcopate at the
Lismore Seminary on 15 September 1805.
The principal
consecrator was Bishop
Alexander Cameron, Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District. Following the death of his brother Bishop
John Chisholm on 8 July 1814, Aeneas automatically succeeded as the Vicar Apostolic of Highland District.
He died at
Lismore on 31 July 1818, aged 59.
References
1759 births
1818 deaths
19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Scotland
Apostolic vicars of Scotland
Scottish Roman Catholic bishops
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