| Repository | Scottish Catholic Archives | 
| Ref No | SCA/PG/2/1/250 | 
| Title | Bishop Ranald MacDonald | 
| Date | [18th/19th cent] | 
| Level | Item | 
| Description | This photograph shows a painting of Bishop Ranald MacDonald, resplendent in his Bishop's robes and wearing a pectoral cross, holding a book in his ringed right hand; Bishop MacDonald was born in Edinburgh in 1756 and ordained priest in Douai, France in [1780]; he was nominated titular bishop of Arindela and vicar apostolic on 27th August 1819 and consecrated at Edinburgh on 25th February 1820; he translated to Western District on 13th February 1827 and died in Fort William on 20th September 1832. | 
| Physical Description | Colour photograph; 10 x 15cms | 
| Format | photograph | 
| AccessConditions | Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act |