"Highland Scottish Catholics were settled along the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. For the greater part of the time they were without a priest, save for the occasional visits of the Rev. Angus Bernard MacEachern afterwards Bishop of Charlottetown, P. E. I., who braved the perils of the sea in an open boat to bring them the consolations of religion."
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Angus Bernard MacEachern
Angus Bernard MacEachern (8 February 1759 – 22 April 1835) was a Scottish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown.
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