John Franklin Spalding

The Right Reverend

John Franklin Spalding

D.D.
Bishop of Colorado
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseColorado
In office1873–1902
PredecessorGeorge M. Randall
SuccessorCharles Sanford Olmsted
Orders
OrdinationJuly 14, 1858
by George Burgess
ConsecrationDecember 31, 1873
by Samuel A. McCoskry
Personal details
Born(1828-08-25)August 25, 1828
DiedMarch 9, 1902(1902-03-09) (aged 73)
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
BuriedRiverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
SpouseLavinia Deborah Spencer
Children5
Alma materBowdoin College

John Franklin Spalding (August 25, 1828 – March 9, 1902) was a missionary bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of Colorado, first as missionary and later as diocesan, between 1873 and 1902.