William Richard Arnold (bishop)
William Richard Arnold | |
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Brigadier General Arnold, circa 1942 | |
| Born | June 10, 1881 Wooster, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1965 (aged 83) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1913–1965 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | U.S. Army Chaplain Corps |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
| Church | Catholic (Latin Church) |
| Diocese | Military Ordinariate of United States of America |
| Other post | Titular bishop of Phocaea |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 13, 1908 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | October 11, 1945 by Francis Spellman, John F. Noll, and John Francis O'Hara |
William Richard Arnold (June 10, 1881 – January 7, 1965) was an American Army officer and bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 5th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1937 to 1945 and Military Delegate of the Armed Forces from 1945 until his death in 1965.