Colin Francis MacKinnon
Colin Francis MacKinnon (born July 20, 1810 in William's Point , Antigonish County , Nova Scotia , Canada , † September 26, 1879 ) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Arichat in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Life
Colin Francis MacKinnon came from a Scottish immigrant family from Eigg , Inner Hebrides , who came to Nova Scotia via the USA in 1791 . MacKinnon studied theology and philosophy in Rome and received a doctorate in both subjects . On June 4, 1837, he received by the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni the priesthood . He was then a pastor in St. Andrews, Sydney County , Nova Scotia.
On September 21, 1851 Pope Pius IX appointed him . as bishop of the Diocese of Arichat (from 1886: Diocese of Antigonish). He was ordained episcopal on February 27, 1852 in St. Mary's Cathedral in Halifax, the Archbishop of Halifax , William Walsh ; Consecration assistant was the future Archbishop of Halifax Thomas Louis Connolly OFMCap . This episcopal ordination was the first to take place in Halifax.
MacKinnon founded Saint Francis Xavier University in 1853 , initially as a seminary . He took part in the First Vatican Council as a council father .
With the acceptance of his resignation in 1877 he was by Pope Pius IX. appointed titular archbishop of Amida .
Web links
- Entry on Colin Francis MacKinnon on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- Colin Francis MacKinnon . In: Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 24 volumes, 1966–2018. University of Toronto Press, Toronto ( English , French ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| William Fraser |
Bishop of Antigonish 1851–1877 |
John Cameron |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | MacKinnon, Colin Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | William's Point , Antigonish County, Nova Scotia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1879 |