William Russell Houck
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William Russell Houck (July 26, 1926 – March 9, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi, as an auxiliary bishop and then as bishop from 1979 to 2003.
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William Russell Houck | |
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Bishop of Jackson titular bishop of Alexanum | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Jackson |
Predecessor | Joseph Bernard Brunini |
Successor | Joseph Nunzio Latino |
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Ordination | May 19, 1951 by Thomas Joseph Toolen |
Consecration | May 27, 1979. by Pope John Paul II |
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Born | July 26, 1926 Mobile, Alabama, US |
Died | March 9, 2016(2016-03-09) (aged 89) Jackson, Mississippi, US |
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