Donald A. McInnes

(Western District) Born at Laggan, Inverness-shire, 14th August 1838, the son of Alexander Mclnnes and Anne McDonald; dismissed, 2nd January 1859, but admitted to St.-Sulpice, 1862, and ordained a priest by Bp. Gray, 29th December 1864; was in Glasgow, then at Bracara, N. Morar, until 1874.

Date	Age	Description
14 Aug. 1838		Born Greenock
1853-1854	15	Blairs
28 Jul. 1854	15	Arrived in the College
2 Jan. 1859	20	Dismissed from the College
1862-1864	24	St Sulpice
29 Dec. 1864	26	Ordained by Bp. Gray
1865	27	Port Glasgow
1865-1871	27	St Patrick's, Glasgow
1871-1874	33	Bracara, North Morar
1875	37	Not listed in directories
1876	38	Went to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland

Report of the ordination of Donald A. McInnes in the Scottish Catholic Directory of 1866.

The Rev. Donald A. Macinnes was born in the Parish of Laggan, Inverness-shire, on the 14th August 1838, and admitted into Blairs College 2d August 1853. Thence he was sent, on 10th July 1854, to the Scots College of Valladolid. He was admitted into the Seminary of St Sulpice, Paris, in 1862. He received the Tonsure, 19th December 1863, from Mgr. Darboy, Archbishop of Paris; Minor Orders, 21st May 1864, from Mgr. Trioche, Archbishop of Babylon; and the Order of Subdeacon, 17th December 1864,. from Mgr. Massaja, V.A. of Galla, in Africa. He was promoted to the Order of Deacon, and afterwards to the Priesthood, on the 29th December 1864, by the Right Rev. Dr Gray, of Glasgow. After supplying for some months at Port-Glasgow, he was attached to St Patrick’s Church, Glasgow.