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Charles McDonald Renfrew

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Charles McDonald Renfrew
Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed5 May 1977
Term ended27 February 1992
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Abula
Orders
Ordination4 April 1953
Consecration31 May 1977
by Thomas Winning
Personal details
Born21 June 1929
Died27 February 1992 (aged 62)
Glasgow, Scotland
EducationSt Aloysius' College, Glasgow
Alma materScots College, Rome

Charles McDonald Renfrew (21 June 1929 – 7 February 1992) was a Scottish Roman Catholic prelate who served as an Auxiliary bishop of Glasgow.

Biography

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He was born in Glasgow on 21 June 1929. He studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical Scots College, Rome[1] and was ordained on 4 April 1953.[2] He was curate at the parish of the Immaculate Conception, Maryhill 1953–56, a professor at Blairs College 1956–57, procurator at Blairs 1957–61 and was rector of St Vincent's College, Langbank 1961–74. He was named Vicar general of Glasgow in 1974. He was chaplain to Bon Secours Hospital in Glasgow 1975–89.[1]

He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Glasgow and titular bishop of Abula, and was consecrated to the Episcopate on 31 May 1977 at St Francis Church, Gorbals. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Thomas Winning of Glasgow and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Francis Thomson of Motherwell and Bishop Stephen McGill of Paisley.[2]

He died on 27 February 1992 at the Western Infirmary aged 62.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Christine (1991). Scottish catholic secular clergy: 1879-1989. Edinburgh: J. Donald. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-85976-345-5.
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop Charles McDonald Renfrew [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.