William Russell Houck
American Roman Catholic priest and bishop
About William Russell Houck
Lived 1926 – 2016 (aged 89). William Russell Houck was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
William Russell Houck (July 26, 1926 – March 9, 2016) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Jackson from 1984 to 2003 in the U.S. in Jackson, Mississippi. He was previously an auxiliary bishop there from 1979 to 1984.
Biography
Early life William Houck was born in Mobile, Alabama, on July 26, 1926. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Thomas Toolen in Mobile on May 19, 1951, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for the Archdiocese of Mobile. William Houck died on March 9, 2016, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson of complications following cardiac surgery.
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American Roman Catholic priest and bishop (1926-2016)
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William Russell Houck was born on 26 July 1926 in Mobile.
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William Russell Houck died on 9 March 2016 in Jackson.
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William Russell Houck was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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