William Russell Houck

This article is about American bishop. For Canadian politician, see William Houck.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend William Russell Houck
Bishop of Jackson titular bishop of Alexanum
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Jackson
Predecessor	Joseph Bernard Brunini
Successor	Joseph Nunzio Latino
Orders
Ordination	May 19, 1951 by Thomas Joseph Toolen
Consecration	May 27, 1979. by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Born	July 26, 1926 Mobile, Alabama, US
Died	March 9, 2016(2016-03-09) (aged 89) Jackson, Mississippi, US
Coat of arms

William Russell Houck (July 26, 1926 – March 9, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served in the Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi, as an auxiliary bishop and then as bishop from 1979 to 2003.

Biography

William Houck was born in Mobile, Alabama, on July 26, 1926. He was ordained a priest by Archbishop Thomas Toolen on May 19, 1951, for the Archdiocese of Mobile.[1]

On March 28, 1979, Houck was named auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Jackson and titular bishop of Alexanum by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.[1] Houck was consecrated by the pope on May 27, 1979. Houck was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Jackson on April 11, 1984 by John Paul II and installed on June 5, 1984.[1]

On January 3, 2003, John Paul II accepted Houck's resignation as bishop of Jackson.[1] William Houck died on March 9, 2016, at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson of complications following heart surgery.[2]

References

1. "Bishop William Russell Houck". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
2. "Former Catholic bishop William Houck dies". WAPT. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

Episcopal succession

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 –