John Selby Spence (bishop)

John Selby Spence (May 19, 1909 – March 7, 1973) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He attended St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, then went to the Pontifical North American College in Rome.[1] Spence was ordained in Rome by Cardinal Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani to the priesthood on December 5, 1933, for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.Spence was incardinated, or transferred, to the new Archdiocese of Washington when it split from Baltimore.[1] Spence served as coordinator for the archdiocese for its participation in the 1963 March on Washington, in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.
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