William Edwin Franklin | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Davenport | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Davenport |
| Appointed | November 12, 1993 |
| Installed | January 20, 1994 |
| Retired | October 12, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Gerald Francis O'Keefe |
| Successor | Martin John Amos |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 4, 1956 by Leo Binz |
| Consecration | April 1, 1987 by Daniel Kucera, James Joseph Byrne, and Francis John Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1930 |
| Motto | Faith Hope Love |
William Edwin Franklin (born May 3, 1930) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, He served as an auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1987 to 1993, and as bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, also in Iowa, from 1993 to 2006.