John William Comber

The Most Reverend

John W. Comber, M.M.
Superior General of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeTitular See of Foratiana
AppointedJanuary 23, 1959
In officeApril 9, 1959 - January 12, 1976
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 1, 1931
ConsecrationApril 9, 1959
by Francis Spellman
Personal details
BornMarch 12, 1906
DiedMarch 27, 1998(1998-03-27) (aged 92)
Ossining, New York

John William Comber, M.M. (March 12, 1906 – March 27, 1998) was an American Catholic missionary who served as the superior general of the Maryknoll Society in the United States from 1956 to 1966. He was named the titular bishop of Foratiana in 1959