Richard Earl Dicus (September 1, 1910 – January 13, 1996) was suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, serving from 1955 until his retirement in 1976.
[1] Dicus was ordained deacon in January 1938 and priest in November 1938 by the Missionary Bishop of Arizona Walter Mitchell.
[3] In 1946, he moved to Eagle Pass, Texas to serve as rector of the Church of the Redeemer and priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity Church in Carrizo Springs, Texas, and remained there until 1955.
[4] On April 18, 1955, during a special council meeting at St Mark's Church, Dicus was elected Suffragan Bishop of West Texas on the fifth ballot.
[5] He was consecrated on July 22, 1955 by Bishop Everett Holland Jones of West Texas and remained in office until his retirement in 1976.