Background
Macdonald, John H. was born on April 3, 1881 in Maryvale, Nova Scotia. Son of Ronald and Elizabeth (Grant) Macdonald.
Macdonald, John H. was born on April 3, 1881 in Maryvale, Nova Scotia. Son of Ronald and Elizabeth (Grant) Macdonald.
Student Urban College, Rome, 1903-1906.
Assistant professor St. Francis Xavier College, 1906-1911. Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1906. Assistant pastor, Glace Bay, Nova Scoti, 1911-1914.
Pastor St. Agnes Parish, New Waterford, Nova Scoti, 1914-1924, S.H. Parish, Sydney, Nova Scoti, 1924-1934. Bishop of Victoria, B.C., 1934-1936, coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, 1936-1938, Archbishop of Edmonton since 1938.