UWL grad named auxiliary bishop for the Military Archdiocese

Father F. Richard Spencer, who was ordained in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and served in several parishes and at the retreat house in Sparks before becoming a U.S. Army chaplain in 1991, was named by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome May 22 auxiliary bishop of the Military Archdiocese and Titular Bishop of Auzia.

Born in 1951 in Sylacauga, Ala., Bishop-elect Spencer earned degrees from Jackson (Ala.) State University and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. He served as an active duty officer in the U.S. Army from 1974-1980, including duty with the Army’s military police. 

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