| Honorific-Prefix: | Rt. Rev. |
| William Mark Duke | |
| Archbishop Of: | Archbishop of Vancouver |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Diocese: | Archdiocese of Vancouver |
| Enthroned: | 1928 |
| Ended: | 1964 |
| Predecessor: | Timothy Casey |
| Successor: | Martin Johnson |
| Ordination: | 1903 - Priest |
| Consecration: | 1928 - Bishop |
| Birth Name: | William Mark Duke |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Death Place: | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
William Mark Duke (October 7, 1879 - August 31, 1971) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Vancouver from 1931 to 1964.
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, on October 7, 1879.
William Duke was ordained to the priesthood at age 23 on June 29, 1903.
He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver and Titular Bishop of Phasis by Pope Pius XI on August 10, 1928. He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 18 from Archbishop Timothy Casey. Duke later succeeded the late Archbishop Casey as full Archbishop of Vancouver on October 5, 1931.
He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. The Archbishop was a "strict disciplinarian",[2] and was also known as the "Iron Duke".[3] He was opposed to Sunday picnics, dances, alcohol, and Marxism, and once said of bathing beauty contests, "It lowers the dignity and esteem due to women to parade them and measure them ... like cattle."[3] However, Duke was dedicated to vocations, establishing parishes and parochial schools.
On October 30, 1953, he received the degree of Doctor of Laws, (honoris causa) from the University of British Columbia.[4]
On October 1, 1968, he received the Freedom of the City Award from the Vancouver City Council.[5]
He retired as Vancouver's archbishop on March 11, 1964, after thirty-two years of service. Upon his retirement, Duke was appointed Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria.[6] [7] He died seven years later, on August 31, 1971, at the age of 91.
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