William Walter Wiedrich (August 19, 1931 in

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– November 26, 2014 in Muskegon, Michigan) was suffragan bishop of the

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. He was ordained a deacon in 1956 and a priest in 1957 in the

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by the Right Reverend Herman R. Page Jr. He was consecrated on February 23, 1991, and retired on December 31, 1996.

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RIP: Former Chicago Bishop Suffragan William Wiedrich
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