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 macdonald -lrb- vicar apostolic of the highland district my lord or bishop the right reverend
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alexander macdonald -lrb- 1736 -- 1791 -rrb- was a roman catholic bishop who served as the vicar apostolic of the highland district , scotland .
born in bornish , south uist in 1736 , he was ordained a priest on 10 august 1764 .
he was appointed the vicar apostolic of the highland district and titular bishop of `` polemonium '' by the holy see on 30 september 1779 .
he was consecrated to the episcopate on 12 march 1780 .
the principal consecrator was bishop george hay , and the principal co-consecrator was bishop alexander cameron .
in 1783 , he moved the seminary for the highland district to samalaman house .
he died in office on 9 september 1791 , aged 55 .
