William B. Spofford

William Benjamin Spofford, Jr. (January 28, 1921—November 5, 2013) was the 4th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon from 1969 to 1979[1][2] From 1979 to 1984 he served as Assistant Bishop of Washington (D.C.).[3] He was the son of William B. Spofford Sr., also a priest and from 1919 to 1972 editor of The Witness.[4][5]

An alumnus of Lenox School for Boys, he received a BA from Antioch College, and a BD from the Episcopal Theological School (now the Episcopal Divinity School) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which bestowed its Distinguished Alumnus Award on him in 2009.[6] He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1945. He later studied at the Yale Center for Alcohol Studies and earned an MSW from the University of Michigan.[7]

He was married to the former Pauline L. Fawcett from 1944 until her death in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "RIP: Eastern Oregon Bishop William Spofford," Episcopal Church Obituary (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/rip-eastern-oregon-bishop-william-spofford)
  2. ↑ Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon, "About the Bishop,"
  3. ↑ Washington Post article about Bishop Spofford's appointment (http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/09/15/washington-episcopal-diocese-to-get-assistant-bishop/526bc7a6-4a87-41b6-abbb-b51eaa2e5f02/)
  4. ↑ Archival Web Site of The Witness Magazine (http://www.thewitness.org/about.php)
  5. ↑ "Western Episcopalian | Episcopal Church". www.episcopalchurch.org. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Alumni/ae Awards | Episcopal Divinity School". www.eds.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  7. ↑ New York Times obituary (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=16794086)
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