William Richard Griffin (September 1, 1882 – March 18, 1944) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Biography Griffin born in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 25, 1907, for the Archdiocese of Chicago. On March 9, 1935, he was appointed auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse and titular bishop of Lydda. He was consecrated as bishop on May 1, 1935. On January 24, 1943, the future Bishop John Joseph Paul was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood by Bishop Griffin at St. Rose of Viterbo Convent in La Crosse, the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Bishop Griffin died in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Chicago. References External links 1882 births 1944 deaths Clergy from Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago People from La Crosse, Wisconsin 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse Religious leaders from Illinois Catholics from Illinois Catholics from Wisconsin