William Edwin Franklin
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The Most Reverend William Edwin Franklin DD |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Davenport | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Dubuque |
| Diocese | Davenport |
| Appointed | November 12, 1993 |
| Installed | January 20, 1994 |
| Term ended | October 12, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Gerald Francis O'Keefe |
| Successor | Martin John Amos |
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| Ordination | February 4, 1956 by Leo Binz |
| Consecration | April 1, 1987 by Daniel Kucera, James Joseph Byrne, and Francis John Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 3, 1930 Parnell, Iowa |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Surista Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque |
| Motto | Faith Hope Love |
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Styles of William Edwin Franklin |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
William Edwin Franklin (born May 3, 1930) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Dubuque in the state of Iowa from 1987 to 1993, and as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, also in Iowa, from 1993 to 2006.
Born in Parnell, Iowa, Franklin was educated in the local parochial school and at the former St. Patrick High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Loras College, and studied for the priesthood at Mount St. Bernard's Seminary in Dubuque. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Dubuque on February 4, 1956 by Archbishop Leo Binz. His initial assignment was as secretary to Archbishop Emeritus Henry Rohlman. He was then engaged in education and pastoral work. From 1959 to 1974 he was a member of the faculty at Wahlert High School in Dubuque. In 1984 he was assigned as dean of the Waterloo Deanery. At the time of his appointment as bishop he was the pastor of St. Edward's Church in Waterloo.
On January 29, 1987, Franklin was named Titular Bishop of Surista and Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Daniel W. Kucera, OSB of Dubuque on April 1, 1987 in St. Raphael's Cathedral. Archbishop Emeritus James J. Byrne and Auxiliary Bishop Francis Dunn, both of Dubuque, acted as principal co-consecrators. He was assigned to be Episcopal Vicar of the Waterloo Region of the archdiocese.
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