James Richard Ham (July 11, 1921 – December 20, 2002) was a

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of ''Putia in Numidia'' and Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in

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. Born in

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, Ham was ordered a priest for the

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order on June 12, 1948. On November 28, 1967, he was appointed auxiliary bishop and served as a missionary in

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from 1968 until 1979. From October 7, 1980, until his retirement on October 30, 1990, Bishop Ham served as auxiliary bishop of the Saint Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese.

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