Hugh MacDonald (Bishop of Aberdeen)

The Right Reverend Hugh MacDonald, C.Ss.R.
Bishop of Aberdeen
Province	St Andrews and Edinburgh
Diocese	Aberdeen
Installed	1890
Term ended	1898
Predecessor	Colin Grant
Successor	Aeneas Chisholm
Other posts	Provincial of the Congregation of the Redemptorists
Orders
Ordination	21 September 1867 (Priest)
Consecration	14 August 1890 (Bishop)
Personal details
Born	7 November 1841 Borrodale, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Died	29 May 1898 (aged 56) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Parents	Angus MacDonald and Mary MacDonald (née Watson)

Hugh MacDonald, C.Ss.R., (1841–1898) was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen from 1890 to 1898.

Born in Borrodale on the Isle of Skye on 7 November 1841, he was the second son of Angus MacDonald and Mary MacDonald (née Watson). His younger brother was Angus MacDonald, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh. Hugh MacDonald was educated at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw. On the completion of his studies, he taught there for a year as Professor of Humanities.

Ordained to the priesthood on 21 September 1867, he acted for two or three years as a secular priest in Greenock. Subsequently joining the Congregation of the Redemptorists, he entered upon his new vocation with great energy, conducting missions all over the world, but proving especially valuable in the Highlands from his thorough acquaintance with the Gaelic language. For several years he acted as rector of the Redemptorist Monastery at Kinnoull, and after holding several other important offices, he was appointed Provincial of the Order.

He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 14 August 1890, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 23 October 1890. The principal consecrator was Archbishop William Smith, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John McLachlan and Bishop (later Archbishop) Angus MacDonald.

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