Robert Spence (bishop)

The Most Reverend

Robert Spence
Archbishop of Adelaide
Robert Spence c. 1920
Robert Spence c. 1920
ArchdioceseAdelaide
Installed6 July 1915
Term ended5 November 1934
PredecessorJohn O'Reily
SuccessorAndrew Killian
Orders
Ordination23 December 1882
Consecration16 August 1914
Personal details
Born(1860-01-13)13 January 1860
Died5 November 1934(1934-11-05) (aged 74)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityIrish, Australian
Alma materCollege 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.

  1. ^ 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.