THE NEW BISHOP OF DUNKELD, SCOTLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 16, 18 April 1901, Page 29

THE NEW BISHOP OF DUNKELD, SCOTLAND.

The vacant See of Dunkeld has been filled by the appointment of the Very Rev. Angus MacFarlane, D.D., one of the Canons of the Glasgow Chapter and a Vicar-General to Archbishop Eyre. The new Bishop is a Scotsman, a native of Spean Bridge, Lochabar, where he was born on the 10th January, 1843. He entered Blairs College in August, 1858, proceeded to Rome four years later, where, after completing his ecclesiastical studies at Soots College, he wu ordained priest on the 26th April, 1868. During the Vatican Council sitting in Rome in 1869-70, Dr. MacFarlane acted as one of the official reporters to that body. Returning after that to Soot* land, he was chosen by Archbishop Eyre diocesan secretary and subsequently appointed diocesan treasurer also. On the reegtablishnoeot of the hierarchy of Scotland he was appointed in 1878 rector of St. Peter's Ecclesiastical Seminary, Partick, in succession to Dr. McLachlan, who was elected to the Bishopric of Whithorn or Galloway. He remained rector for two years, after* wards taking charge of the missions of Houston, Johnstone, Partiok, and finally Rutherglen, from which he is now called as Bishop to the See of Dunkeld. Dr. MacFarlane's name (says the Catholic Herald) has been constantly mentioned in connection with the vacancy which he ia now appointed to fill. In every respect he is declared to be an ideal nominee. A Scotsman born, he had a Roman training, and during the 33 years of his priesthood he has had an experience so varied in all important public duties which fall to the lot of a priest to discharge that he oombines in a rare degree the qualities and experience desiderated by the Church in those upon whom Bhe casts the burden of episcopal duty. The general opinion of the biflmps and priests and laity of Scotland will be that in the ranks of the Scotti h priesthood it would be difficult to find a man whose qualities and career are co singularly calculated to fit him for the oii-tinction just conftrrcd. The diocese of Dunkeld has indeed nceivol a BisVp who may well essay to succeed the esteemed Metropoli'an. Tho Catholic episcopate of Scotland, to whom the .1' ptiintnunt is believed to be specially acceptable, will find that pojiul'ir opinion will heartily endorse the new appointment, as the cour-c of events to come will demonstrate the wisdom of the choice,