Alexander Cameron (bishop)
Alexander Cameron (28 July 1747 – 7 February 1828) was a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District, Scotland.
The Right Reverend Alexander Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| In office | 1805–1825 |
| Predecessor | George Hay |
| Successor | Alexander Paterson |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in Palaestina (1797–1828) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 February 1772 by Francesco Maria Piccolomini |
| Consecration | 28 October 1798 by Antonio Tavira Almazán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1747 O.S. Auchindryne, Braemar, Scotland |
| Died | 7 February 1828 (aged 80) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Buried | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District (1797–1805) Rector of the Royal Scots College, Valladolid (1780–1798) |
| Education | Seminary of Scalan |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Scots College |
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