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'''Andrew Carruthers''' (1770–1852) was a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] who served as the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the [[Vicariate Apostolic of the Eastern District (Scotland)|Eastern District]] of Scotland.
'''Andrew Carruthers''' (7 February 1770 – 24 May 1852) was a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] who served as the [[Vicar Apostolic]] of the [[Vicariate Apostolic of the Eastern District (Scotland)|Eastern District]] of Scotland.


== Biography ==
Born in Drumillan Miln on 7 February 1770, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] on 25 March 1795. He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''Ceramus'' by the [[Holy See]] on 28 September 1832. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 13 January 1833. The principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop Thomas Penswick, [[Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District (England)|Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District]] of England, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop [[Andrew Scott (bishop)|Andrew Scott]] and Bishop [[James Kyle (bishop)|James Kyle]]. He died in office on 24 May 1852, aged 82.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brady |first=W. Maziere |title=The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/a548648303braduoft |year=1876 |publisher=Tipografia Della Pace |location=Rome |volume=Volume 3 |page=469}}</ref><ref name=chbcarru>{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bcarru|Bishop Andrew Carruthers |30 September 2010}}</ref>
Born in Drumillan Miln near [[New Abbey]] in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] on 7 February 1770, he was the son of Catholic parents, Andrew Carruthers and his wife Lucy Rigg.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=4768|title=Carruthers, Andrew|first=Bernard|last=Aspinwall}}</ref> The priest and historian [[James Carruthers (historian)|James Carruthers]] was his brother.<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Carruthers, James|volume=9}}</ref>

Carruthers was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] a [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priest]] on 25 March 1795. He was stationed first to the missionary station at Balloch on the [[Drummond Castle]] estate, in Perthshire, then in 1797 appointed as the chaplain to the Earl of Traquair at the Stuart family seat [[Traquair House|Traquair]] in Peeblesshire, and 1800 he moved to the mission at Munches, seat of the Maxwells at [[Dalbeattie]] in his native Kirkcudbrightshire.

Using a bequest from the late Agnes Maxwell, who died in 1809, the last of the Catholic Maxwells of Munches he built St Peter's Church in Dalbeattie which opened in 1814. On 29 June 2014 it celebrated its 200th anniversary.
[[File:Munches_House,_Dalbeattie,_Kirkcudbrightshire_in_1797.jpg|thumb|Munches House, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire in 1797]]
[[File:St_Peter's_Catholic_Church,_Dalbeattie,_Kirkcudbrightshire,_Scotland_02.jpg|thumb|St Peter's Catholic Church, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire]]
He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''[[Ceramus]]'' by the [[Holy See]] on 28 September 1832. He was [[Consecration|consecrated]] to the [[Episcopal polity|Episcopate]] on 13 January 1833. The principal [[consecrator]] was Bishop Thomas Penswick, [[Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District (England)|Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District]] of England, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop [[Andrew Scott (bishop)|Andrew Scott]] and Bishop [[James Kyle (bishop)|James Kyle]]. He died in office on 24 May 1852, aged 82.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brady |first=W. Maziere |authorlink=William Maziere Brady|title=The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875 |url=https://archive.org/details/a548648303braduoft |year=1876 |publisher=Tipografia Della Pace |location=Rome |volume=3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/a548648303braduoft/page/n480 469]}}</ref><ref name="chbcarru">{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bcarru|Bishop Andrew Carruthers |30 September 2010}}</ref> He was buried in St Mary's, now the cathedral in Edinburgh.


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Andrew Carruthers
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed28 September 1832
Term ended24 May 1852
PredecessorAlexander Paterson
SuccessorJames Gillis
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Ceramus (1832–52)
Orders
Ordination25 March 1795
by George Hay
Consecration13 January 1833
by Thomas Penswick
Personal details
Born7 February 1770
Died24 May 1852 (aged 82)
Dundee, Scotland
BuriedSt Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Alma materScots College, Douai

Andrew Carruthers (7 February 1770 – 24 May 1852) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District of Scotland.

Biography

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Born in Drumillan Miln near New Abbey in Kirkcudbrightshire on 7 February 1770, he was the son of Catholic parents, Andrew Carruthers and his wife Lucy Rigg.[1] The priest and historian James Carruthers was his brother.[2]

Carruthers was ordained a priest on 25 March 1795. He was stationed first to the missionary station at Balloch on the Drummond Castle estate, in Perthshire, then in 1797 appointed as the chaplain to the Earl of Traquair at the Stuart family seat Traquair in Peeblesshire, and 1800 he moved to the mission at Munches, seat of the Maxwells at Dalbeattie in his native Kirkcudbrightshire.

Using a bequest from the late Agnes Maxwell, who died in 1809, the last of the Catholic Maxwells of Munches he built St Peter's Church in Dalbeattie which opened in 1814. On 29 June 2014 it celebrated its 200th anniversary.

Munches House, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire in 1797
St Peter's Catholic Church, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire

He was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District and Titular Bishop of Ceramus by the Holy See on 28 September 1832. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 13 January 1833. The principal consecrator was Bishop Thomas Penswick, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District of England, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop Andrew Scott and Bishop James Kyle. He died in office on 24 May 1852, aged 82.[3][4] He was buried in St Mary's, now the cathedral in Edinburgh.

References

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  1. ^ Aspinwall, Bernard. "Carruthers, Andrew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4768. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Carruthers, James" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 3. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. p. 469.
  4. ^ "Bishop Andrew Carruthers". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vicar Apostolic of the Eastern District
1832–1852
Succeeded by