# William Benedict Friend

> William Benedict Friend was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Shreveport in Louisiana from 1986 to 2006. He previously served as auxiliary bishop and then bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport from 1979 to 1986.

*American Catholic bishop (1931-2015)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-benedict-friend

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-10-22
- **Died:** 2015-04-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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- [William Benedict Friend](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Benedict_Friend)
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