"This is the fascinating story of a man who belonged to one of the most important families of the West Highlands - the MacDonalds of Morar - and who played a crucial role in the development of the Catholic Church, both in Scotland and the New World." "As the first Scottish-trained Catholic priest and the first Highland bishop since the Reformation, Hugh MacDonald was forced to run his diocese clandestinely from a number of different places under a variety of aliases. For forty years he led his people through events that were to change the Highlands forever - the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 and its aftermath, and the first emigrations to the New World." "Hugh MacDonald's life began and ended amidst devastating famines, and took him from the remotest Hebrides to Edinburgh, London and Paris, and brought him into contact with cardinals and fellow bishops, chiefs and bards, saints and traitors." "As well as being the first biography of this pivotal figure and an important landmark in the religious history of Scotland, this is also the exciting and moving account of a fascinating man during a time of persecution and disruption."--BOOK JACKET.