Robert Rae "Bob" Spears Jr. (June 18, 1918 – March 18, 2008) was a prominent American prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1970 to 1984.
Spears was ordained a deacon on June 24, 1943, and priest on May 15, 1944, both by Bishop Cameron Josiah Davis of Western New York.
[1] He was consecrated under apostolic succession by the Presiding Bishop[3][1][2][4] He supported female ordination in the 1970s, then a controversial subject.
He opposed the Vietnam War, and spoke out against violence during the Attica Prison riot.
Spears was married to his wife Charlotte Luttrell for decades, and they had three children and three grandchildren.