John Geddes (bishop)


John Geddes
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of the Lowland District
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed30 September 1779
Term ended26 October 1797
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Morocco o Marruecos
Orders
Ordination18 March 1759
by Giuseppe Spinelli
Consecration30 November 1780
by Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana
Personal details
Born9 September 1735
Mains of Corridoun, Enzie, Banffshire, Scotland
Died11 February 1799 (aged 63)
Aberdeen, Scotland
BuriedSnow Kirk, Aberdeen
Previous post(s)Rector of the Royal Scots College (1770–1780)
Master of the Seminary of Scalan
(1762–1767; 1793)
Alma materPontifical Scots College
MottoAmbula coram Deo et esto perfectus
Coat of arms

John Geddes (9 September 1735 – 11 February 1799) was a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Lowland District from 1779 to 1797. He was also rector of the Royal Scots College, Valladolid, from 1771 to 1780.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 460–461.
  2. ^ "Bishop John Geddes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of See, page 22". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

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