Background
Spofford, William B. was born on January 28, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of William B. and Dorothy Grace (Ibbotson) Spofford.
Spofford, William B. was born on January 28, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of William B. and Dorothy Grace (Ibbotson) Spofford.
AB, Antioch College, 1943. MST., Episcopal Division School, 1945. Master of Social Work., University Michigan, 1950.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Church Division School Pacific, Berkeley, 1968. Doctor of Sacred Theology (honorary), College of Idaho, 1972.
Ordained to ministry Episcopal Church, 1945. Assistant dir Division National Town-Country Church Institute Western Extension, Weiser, Idaho, 1950-1956. Chief of chaplain Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1956-1960.
Dean St. Michael's Cathedral, Boise, Idaho, 1960-1968. Bishop Diocese of Eastern Oregon, Bend, 1969-1979. Associate bishop-assistant bishop Diocese of Washington, District of Columbia, 1980-1985.
Chaplain, religious coordinator Mountain States Tumor Institute, Boise, Idaho, 1985-1989. Chaplain Elks Rehabilitation Hospital, 1986-1989. Supervisory chaplain ACPE, Boise, 1985-1989.
Member Association Clinical Pastoral Education (life), Pastoral Counsellors for Social Responsibility.
Married Pauline Lindall Fawcett, September 9, 1944. Children– Timothy, Mark, Stephen, Andrew, Daniel.