William Donald Borders
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His Excellency William Donald Borders |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore | |
| See | Baltimore |
| Appointed | March 25, 1974 |
| Installed | June 26, 1974 |
| Term ended | April 6, 1989 |
| Predecessor | Lawrence Joseph Shehan |
| Successor | William Henry Keeler |
| Other posts | Diocese of Orlando |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 18,1940 by Joseph Rummel |
| Consecration | June 14, 1968 by Luigi Raimondi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 9, 1913 Washington, Indiana |
| Died | April 19, 2010 (aged 96) Timonium, Maryland |
| Previous post | Bishop of Orlando (1968-1974) |
William Donald Borders (October 9, 1913 – April 19, 2010) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 13th Archbishop of Baltimore from 1974 to 1989, having previously served as the first Bishop of Orlando from 1968 to 1974.
Borders was born in Washington, Indiana, the third of seven children of Thomas Martin and Zelpha Ann (née Queen) Borders. His birth came during a flood that lifted his family's house off its foundation and forced the physician to reach their house by boat. After attending Catholic elementary and high school, he began his studies for the priesthood at Saint Meinrad's Seminary in 1932.
He transferred to the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana in 1936 after Archbishop Joseph Rummel made an appeal for priests and seminarians. He completed his studies at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.
Borders was ordained a priest by Archbishop Rummel on May 18, 1940. He then served as an associate pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana until 1943, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps during World War II. He received a month's training at Harvard University before becoming a battalion chaplain with the 362nd Infantry Regiment of the 91st Infantry Division. His regiment trained in North Africa for the Italian Campaign. During an attack on a German position near Florence in 1944, Borders carried a wounded American soldier to safety while under machine gun fire, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor.
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