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The Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District (formerly the Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District) was elevated to diocese status on 4 March 1878. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Peter Antony Moran, the 10th Bishop of Aberdeen.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland and its precursor offices

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Vicariate Apostolic of the Highland District
16 September 1727 to 19 September 1727	Bishop Alexander John Grant, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Died in office
12 February 1731 to 12 March 1773	Bishop Hugh MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Priest; died in office
12 March 1773 to 9 May 1779	Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
30 September 1779 to 9 September 1791	Bishop Alexander MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Priest; died in office
8 November 1791 to 8 July 1814	Bishop John Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Priest; died in office
8 July 1814 to 31 July 1818	Bishop Aenaes Chisholm, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Highland District; died in office
27 August 1819 to 13 February 1827	Bishop Ranald MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District	Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Western District
Vicariate Apostolic of the Northern District
13 February 1827 to 23 February 1869	Bishop James Kyle, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District	Priest; died in office
23 February 1869 to 15 March 1878	Bishop John MacDonald, Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; Becoming Bishop of Aberdeen
Diocese of Aberdeen
15 March 1878 to 4 February 1889	John MacDonald	Hitherto Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District; died in office
16 July 1889 to 26 September 1889	Colin Grant	Priest; ordained 13 August 1889; died in office
14 August 1890 to 29 May 1898	Hugh McDonald, CSSR	Priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; ordained 23 October 1890; died in office
7 January 1899 to 13 January 1918	Aeneas Chisholm	Priest; ordained 24 February 1899; died in office
18 June 1918 to 25 December 1946	George Henry Bennett	Priest; ordained 1 August 1918; died in office
2 August 1947 to 5 July 1950	John Alexander Matheson	Priest; ordained 24 September 1947; died in office
20 June 1951 to 22 July 1963	Francis Raymond Walsh, M.Afr.	Priest of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) ; ordained 12 September 1951; resigned
8 December 1964 to 28 May 1976	Michael Foylan	Priest; ordained 25 March 1965; died in office
28 February 1977 to 15 January 2002	Mario Joseph Conti	Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 3 May 1977; appointed Archbishop of Glasgow
13 October 2003 to present	Peter Antony Moran	Priest of Aberdeen; ordained 1 December 2003


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List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland and its precursor offices

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