Vincent Leonard

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Personal details
BornDecember 11, 1908
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
DiedSeptember 28, 1994(1994-09-28) (aged 85)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
MottoThat I may gain Christ
Styles of
Vincent Leonard
Your Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenone

Vincent Martin Leonard (December 11, 1908 – August 28, 1994) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983.

Biography

Early life

Vincent Leonard was born on December 11, 1908, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of nine children of Francis and Catherine (née Dolan) Leonard.[1] His father worked in the steel mills.[1] He was raised in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and received his early education at the parochial school of St. Brigid Parish.[2] After graduating from Duquesne University Preparatory School, he studied at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and then at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe.[3]

Priesthood

Leonard was

ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop Hugh C. Boyle on June 16, 1935.[4] His first assignment was as assistant chaplain at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he remained for two years.[3] From 1937 to 1950, he was resident chaplain of Allegheny County Home and Woodville State Hospital.[2] He was later named assistant chancellor (1950), chancellor (1951), and vicar general (1959) of the diocese.[1] In addition to these duties, Boyle served as pastor of St. Patrick Parish in the Strip District (1955–1967) and of St. Philip Parish in Crafton, Pennsylvania (1967–1969).[1] He was named a domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII in 1952.[3]

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Pittsburgh

On February 28, 1964, Leonard was appointed as an

John Wright, with Bishops Richard Henry Ackerman and William G. Connare serving as co-consecrators.[4] He selected as his episcopal motto: Ut Christum Lucrifaciam ("That I may gain Christ").[5]

After Bishop Wright was named to head the

United States Catholic Conference.[3]

Retirement and legacy

Calvary Cemetery in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "BISHOP LEONARD DIES". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1994-08-29.
  2. ^ a b O'Neil, Thomas (1969-06-05). "Leonard To Succeed Wright". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. ^ a b c d e Saxon, Wolfgang (1994-08-30). "Obituary". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Vincent Martin Leonard". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
  5. Pittsburgh Press
    . 1964-04-10.
  6. Philadelphia Inquirer
    . 1983-07-07.
  7. ^ "Former Diocesan Bishops". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Joseph Wright
 Bishop of Pittsburgh
1969–1983 		Succeeded by
Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua
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