OUR BISHOPS

I will giz'eyou Shepherds after my own heart, who willfeedyon wit/7 knowledge and understanding. (JEREMIAH 3,15)

BiSbOP Angus MacEachern continued to be across much ofthe Maritime (1829-18352 __ region.

In 1829 Bishop MacEachern was appointed the first Bishop of Charlottetown which included New Brunswick and the Magdalen Islands. In 1831 he happily established St. Andrew’s College at St. Andrew’s mainly to prepare students for the seminary.

After 45 years of exemplary missionary life Bishop MacEachern died at his residence near St. Andrew’s on April 22, 1835. Only two priests were present for his Funeral. His remains were interred in St. Andrew’s Church basement but in the 1970s they were transferred to a new crypt chapel nearby.

Bishop Bernard MacDonald (1837 - 1859)

Angus was born in Scotland in 1759. He

studied in Spain for ten years and was ordained there in 1787. After serving for three years in Scotland he came to this Island in

1790. There were then 1500 Catholics here and only two small churches.

At times Father MacEachern was the only priest in this region which was then part ofthe vast Diocese of Quebec. Over great distances he travelled in true pioneer fashion in the service ofGod and ofa people in need.

In 1819 Father MacEachern was named auxiliary bishop of Quebec and was consecrated in Quebec City. His mission field