Robert John Armstrong
| Most Reverend Robert J. Armstrong, D.D. |
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| Bishop of Sacramento | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Sacramento |
| In office | January 4, 1929—January 14, 1957 |
| Predecessor | Patrick Joseph James Keane |
| Successor | Joseph Thomas McGucken |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 10, 1910 |
| Consecration | March 12, 1929 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1884 San Francisco, California |
| Died | January 14, 1957 (aged 72) Sacramento, California |
Robert John Armstrong, (November 17, 1884–January 14, 1957) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento (which encompassed 36 Northern California counties) and was its longest serving ordinary.
Bishop Armstrong served during the Great Depression, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He gave the benediction at the inauguration of Governor Frank Merriam, who was a former "farm boy".
Robert Armstrong was born in San Francisco, California, and later moved with his family to the state of Washington. He studied at Gonzaga University, graduating in 1904, and the Grand séminaire in Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Seattle on December 10, 1910. He served as a curate in Spokane and was pastor of St. Paul's Church in Yakima, Washington from 1914-1929.
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