William Richard Griffin

William Richard Griffin (September 1, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois – March 18, 1944 in La Crosse, Wisconsin) was a Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 25, 1907, for the Archdiocese of Chicago. On March 9, 1935, he was appointed Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was ordained a Roman Catholic bishop on May 1, 1935. Bishop Griffin was buried in Chicago, Illinois in Calvary Cemetery.

On January 24, 1943, Bishop John Joseph Paul was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood by Bishop Griffin at St. Rose of Viterbo Convent in La Crosse, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

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