William Russell Houck

William Russell Houck (b. July 26, 1926) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi as Auxiliary bishop and bishop from 1979 to 2003.

Biography

Born in Mobile, Alabama, Houck was ordained a priest on May 19, 1951 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile.

On March 28, 1979, he was named auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Jackson and titular bishop of Alexanum.

Houck was appointed bishop of the Jackson Diocese on April 11, 1984 and was installed on June 5, 1984.

On January 3, 2003, Bishop Houck retired.^[1]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Bernard Brunini	Bishop of Jackson 1984—2003	Succeeded by Joseph Nunzio Latino
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Jackson 1979—1984	Succeeded by –

Diocese of Jackson

Ordinaries	Bishops John Mary Joseph Chanche James Oliver Van de Velde William Henry Elder Francis Janssens Thomas Heslin John Edward Gunn Richard Oliver Gerow Joseph Bernard Brunini William Russell Houck Joseph Nunzio Latino Joseph R. Kopacz

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, Jackson Parishes:

Education	High schools Cathedral High School, Natchez St. Aloysius High School, Vicksburg St. Joseph Catholic High School, Greenville St. Joseph Catholic High School, Madison

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