Alexander Dunbar Winchester
Alexander Dunbar Winchester | |
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| Born | 1625 Garmouth, Moray, Scotland |
| Died | 14 January 1708 |
| Other names | Alexander Winster |
| Education | Scots College, Rome |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Ordained | 21 May 1656 |
Offices held | Prefect of Scotland |
Alexander Dunbar Winchester (also known as Alexander Winster; c. 1625 – 14 January 1708) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Prefect of Scotland.
Life
[edit]Born in Garmouth, Moray, in 1625 the names of his parents are unknown. He studied at Rheims for four years and then for four further years with the Jesuits at Dijon. He took the oath in the Scots College in Rome on 21 May 1651, and for the next seven years studied philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest in the Scots College on 21 May 1656.[1]
He was appointed the Prefect of Scotland by the Holy See on 12 June 1662. He resigned in 1668, but was reappointed again in 1672, only to resign again in July 1693. He was named Dean of the Chapel Royal at Holyrood in 1687, but fled north to Gordon Castle during the Glorious Revolution of 1688.[1] He died at Banff on 14 January 1708, aged 83.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Catholic Directory for Scotland 1985. Glasgow: John S. Burns and Sons. 1985. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0 946356 50 5.
- ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. pp. 455–456.
- ^ "Father Alexander Dunbar Winchester (Winster)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.