About Francis John Spence
Lived 1926 – 2011 (aged 85). Francis John Spence was a Canadian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Francis John Spence (June 3, 1926 – July 27, 2011) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. Spence served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston from 1982 until his retirement in 2002.
Spence also served as vicar and ordinary for the Canadian Forces under the Military Ordinariate of Canada from 1986 to 1987.
Spence was born in Perth, Ontario, in 1926. He was ordained a Catholic priest on April 16, 1950. Archbishop Spence died on July 27, 2011, at the age of 85.
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Canadian Catholic prelate (1926–2011)
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Francis John Spence was born on 3 June 1926 in Perth.
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Francis John Spence died on 27 July 2011 in Kingston.
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Francis John Spence was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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