Remembering Father Bishop

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Remembering Father Bishop

Father William Howard Bishop, the founder of Glenmary Home Missioners, died on June 11, 1953, while visiting Glenmary missions in Virginia. On this 60th anniversary of Father Bishop’s death, Glenmary Father Dan Dorsey reflects on this unlikely founder and the contributions he made to the Church and most especially to the home missions.