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Thomas Nicolson (bishop)

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Thomas Nicolson
Vicar Apostolic of Scotland
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed7 September 1694
Term ended12 October 1718
Predecessoroffice established
SuccessorJames Gordon
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Peristasis
Orders
Ordination9 March 1686
Consecration27 February 1695
by Jules Mascaron
Personal details
Born1645
Birkenbog, Banffshire, Scotland
Died12 October 1718 (aged 73)
Preshome, Scotland

Thomas Joseph Nicolson (1645–1718) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of Scotland.

Life

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He was born the son of Thomas Nicolsone, merchant, and his wife, Elizabeth Abercrombie of Birkenbog. His older brother was Sir George Nicolson, Lord Kemnay.[1]

Born in Birkenbog, Banffshire in 1645, he was converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1682. He was ordained a priest on 9 March 1686. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of Scotland and Titular Bishop of Peristasis by the Holy See on 7 September 1694. He was consecrated to the Episcopate in Paris on 27 February 1695. The principal consecrator was Bishop Jules Mascaron of Agen, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Henri de Barillon of Luçon and Bishop Martin de Ratabon of Ypres. He died in office on 12 October 1718, aged 73.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Aberdeenshire Epitaphs and Inscriptions; Kemnay
  2. ^ "Bishop Thomas Joseph Nicolson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. pp. 456–457.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Alexander Dunbar Winchester
(prefect apostolic)
Vicar Apostolic of Scotland
1694–1718
Succeeded by