Biography
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 14 March 1857, [1] [2] he was educated at Blairs College from 1871 to 1875 [3] [2] and the Royal Scots College, Valladolid from 1875 to 1882. [3] [2] He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 March 1882 in Palencia [2] for the Archdiocese of Glasgow. He was curate of St Laurence, Greenock from 1882 to 1887 [3] and returned to Blairs College as a professor from 1887 to 1890. [3] He was parish priest of St Michael's, Parkhead from 1890 to 1897 [3] and St Patrick's, Anderston from 1897 to 1901. [3] From 1901 to 1914 he was parish priest of St Columbkille's, Rutherglen. [3] [2] He was named Canon of Glasgow in 1902. [2]
Canon Toner was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld by the Holy See on 8 September 1914, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 15 October 1914. The principal consecrator was James August Smith, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh and the principal co-consecrators were Donald Aloysius Mackintosh, Coadjutor Archbishop of Glasgow and James William McCarthy, Bishop of Galloway. [1]
He died in office on 31 May 1949, aged 92. [1]
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