The Most Reverend Robert Spence | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Adelaide | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Robert_Spence_(bishop)_c_1920.jpg) Robert Spence c. 1920 | |
| Archdiocese | Adelaide |
| Installed | 6 July 1915 |
| Term ended | 5 November 1934 |
| Predecessor | John O'Reily |
| Successor | Andrew Killian |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 December 1882 |
| Consecration | 16 August 1914 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1860 |
| Died | 5 November 1934 (aged 74) Adelaide, Australia |
| Nationality | Irish, Australian |
| Alma mater | College of Corpo Santo, Lisbon |
Robert William Spence (13 January 1860 – 5 November 1934)[1] was an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman, and the third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide. Born in Ireland, Spence became a Dominican priest, and after serving as a prior in Kilkenny, moved to Adelaide, Australia in 1898. In 1915, he became Archbishop of Adelaide, a position he held until his death in 1934.
- ^ Schumann, Ruth (1990). "Robert William Spence (1860–1934)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.