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{{Short description|American prelate}}
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'''Vincent Martin Leonard''' (December 11, 1908 &ndash; August 28, 1994) was an [[United States|American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He served as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Bishop of Pittsburgh]] from 1969 to 1983.
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'''Vincent Martin Leonard''' (December 11, 1908 &ndash; August 28, 1994) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Diocese of Pittsburgh]] in Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983.


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[Image:Vincent Leonard's Coat of Arms circa June 1969.jpg|left|140px]]
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Vincent Leonard was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], one of nine children of Francis and Catherine (née Dolan) Leonard.<ref name=dies>{{cite news|date=1994-08-29|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|title=BISHOP LEONARD DIES}}</ref> His father worked in the [[steel mill]]s.<ref name=dies/> He was raised in the [[Hill District]] neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and received his early education at the [[parochial school]] of [http://www.diopitt.org/parishes/saint-brigid-uptown St. Brigid Church].<ref name=oneil>{{cite news|date=1969-06-05|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|title=Leonard To Succeed Wright|last=O'Neil|first=Thomas}}</ref> After graduating from Duquesne University Preparatory School, he studied at [[Duquesne University]] in Pittsburgh and then at [[Saint Vincent Seminary|St. Vincent Seminary]] in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]].<ref name=saxon>{{cite news|date=1994-07-30|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Obituary|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/30/us/no-headline-095206.html|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang}}</ref>


=== Early life ===
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Leonard was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] by Bishop [[Hugh Charles Boyle|Hugh C. Boyle]] on June 16, 1935.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Vincent Martin Leonard|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleonard.html|last=Cheney|first=David M.}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}}</ref> His first assignment was as assistant [[chaplain]] at [[UPMC Mercy|Mercy Hospital]], where he remained for two years.<ref name=saxon/> From 1937 to 1950, he was resident chaplain of Allegheny County Home and Woodville State Hospital.<ref name=oneil/> He was later named assistant [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] (1950), chancellor (1951), and [[vicar general]] (1959) of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Diocese of Pittsburgh]].<ref name=dies/> In addition to these duties, he was [[pastor]] of [http://www.saintsinthestrip.org/home.html St. Patrick Church] in the [[Strip District]] (1955–67) and of [http://www.saintphilipchurch.org/ St. Philip Church] in [[Crafton, Pennsylvania|Crafton]] (1967–69).<ref name=dies/> He was named a [[Monsignor|domestic prelate]] by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1952.<ref name=saxon/>
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Vincent Leonard was born on December 11, 1908, in [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], one of nine children of Francis and Catherine (née Dolan) Leonard.<ref name="dies">{{cite news|date=1994-08-29|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|title=BISHOP LEONARD DIES}}</ref> His father worked in the [[steel mill]]s.<ref name="dies" /> He was raised in the [[Hill District]] neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and received his early education at the [[parochial school]] of St. Brigid Parish.<ref name="oneil">{{cite news|date=1969-06-05|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|title=Leonard To Succeed Wright|last=O'Neil|first=Thomas}}</ref> After graduating from Duquesne University Preparatory School, he studied at [[Duquesne University]] in Pittsburgh and then at [[Saint Vincent Seminary|St. Vincent Seminary]] in [[Latrobe, Pennsylvania|Latrobe]].<ref name="saxon">{{cite news|date=1994-08-30|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Obituary|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/30/us/no-headline-095206.html|last=Saxon|first=Wolfgang}}</ref>


=== Priesthood ===
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On February 28, 1964, Leonard was appointed [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of Pittsburgh and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''Arsacal'' by [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on the following April 21 from Bishop [[John Wright (Catholic bishop)|John Wright]], with Bishops [[Richard Henry Ackerman]] and [[William G. Connare]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He selected as his episcopal [[motto]]: ''Ut Christum Lucrifaciam'' ("That I may gain Christ").<ref name=arms>{{cite news|date=1964-04-10|work=[[Pittsburgh Press]]|title=Bishop's Life On Coat Of Arms}}</ref>
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Leonard was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by Bishop [[Hugh Charles Boyle|Hugh C. Boyle]] on June 16, 1935.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Vincent Martin Leonard|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleonard.html|last=Cheney|first=David M.}}{{Self-published source|date=March 2015}}</ref> His first assignment was as assistant [[chaplain]] at [[UPMC Mercy|Mercy Hospital]] in Pittsburgh, where he remained for two years.<ref name="saxon" /> From 1937 to 1950, he was resident chaplain of Allegheny County Home and Woodville State Hospital.<ref name="oneil" /> He was later named assistant [[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] (1950), chancellor (1951), and [[vicar general]] (1959) of the diocese.<ref name="dies" /> In addition to these duties, Boyle served as [[pastor]] of St. Patrick Parish in the [[Strip District, Pittsburgh|Strip District]] (1955–1967) and of St. Philip Parish in [[Crafton, Pennsylvania]] (1967–1969).<ref name="dies" /> He was named a [[Monsignor|domestic prelate]] by [[Pope Pius XII]] in 1952.<ref name="saxon" />


=== Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Pittsburgh ===
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After Bishop Wright was named to head the [[Congregation for the Clergy]], Leonard was appointed the ninth [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Bishop of Pittsburgh]] on June 1, 1969.<ref name=hierarchy/> During his tenure, he became one of the first bishops in the United States to make his diocesan financial reports public, and established a due-process system to allow Catholics to appeal any administrative decision they believed was a violation of [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law]].<ref name=dies/> In 1974, he threatened three priests with disciplinary action for giving [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Communion]] in the hand when it was not yet permitted in the United States.<ref name=dies/> He also served on the Pro-Life Committee of the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops|National Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and on the Health Affairs Committee of the United States Catholic Conference.<ref name=saxon/>
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On February 28, 1964, Leonard was appointed as an [[Auxiliary Bishop|auxiliary bishop]] of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''Arsacal'' by [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on April 21, 1964, from Bishop [[John Wright (Catholic bishop)|John Wright]], with Bishops [[Richard Henry Ackerman]] and [[William G. Connare]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He selected as his episcopal [[motto]]: ''Ut Christum Lucrifaciam'' ("That I may gain Christ").<ref name="arms">{{cite news|date=1964-04-10|work=[[Pittsburgh Press]]|title=Bishop's Life On Coat Of Arms}}</ref>


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After Bishop Wright was named to head the [[Congregation for the Clergy]], Leonard was appointed the ninth bishop of Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969.<ref name="hierarchy" /> During his tenure, he became one of the first bishops in the United States to make his diocesan financial reports public, and established a due-process system to allow Catholics to appeal any administrative decision they believed was a violation of [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|canon law]].<ref name="dies" /> In 1974, he threatened three priests with disciplinary action for giving [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Communion]] in the hand when it was not yet permitted in the United States.<ref name="dies" /> He also served on the Pro-Life Committee of the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops|National Conference of Catholic Bishops]] and on the Health Affairs Committee of the [[United States Catholic Conference]].<ref name="saxon" />
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Leonard resigned as Bishop of Pittsburgh on June 30, 1983, due to [[arthritis]].<ref name=retires>{{cite news|date=1983-07-07|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|title=PITTSBURGH BISHOP, AILING, RETIRES}}</ref> He later died from [[pneumonia]] at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Pittsburgh, at age 85.<ref name=saxon/> He is buried in [[Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Calvary Cemetery]] in the [[Hazelwood (Pittsburgh)|Hazelwood]] neighborhood of Pittsburgh.<ref name=diopitt>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]]|title=Former Diocesan Bishops|url=http://www.diopitt.org/about-diocese/former-diocesan-bishops/former-diocesan-bishops}}</ref>

=== Retirement and legacy ===
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[[Pope John Paul II]] accepted Leonard's resignation as Bishop of Pittsburgh on June 30, 1983, due to [[arthritis]].<ref name="retires">{{cite news|date=1983-07-07|work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]|title=PITTSBURGH BISHOP, AILING, RETIRES}}</ref> Vincent Leonard died on August 28, 1994, from [[pneumonia]] at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Pittsburgh, at age 85.<ref name="saxon" /> He is buried in [[Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Calvary Cemetery]] in the [[Hazelwood (Pittsburgh)|Hazelwood]] neighborhood of Pittsburgh.<ref name="diopitt">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh]]|title=Former Diocesan Bishops|url=http://www.diopitt.org/about-diocese/former-diocesan-bishops/former-diocesan-bishops}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.diopitt.org/wel_former_bishops.php Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh History of Bishops webpage]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091231014722/http://www.diopitt.org/wel_former_bishops.php Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh History of Bishops webpage]


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Latest revision as of 18:45, 31 January 2024

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Vincent Martin Leonard
Bishop of Pittsburgh
Titular Bishop of Arsacal
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Pittsburgh
PredecessorJohn Joseph Wright
SuccessorAnthony Joseph Bevilacqua
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Arsacal
Orders
OrdinationJune 16, 1935
by Hugh C. Boyle
ConsecrationApril 21, 1964
by John Wright
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
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour 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[edit]

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

On February 28, 1964, Leonard was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of Arsacal by Pope Paul VI.[4] He received his episcopal consecration on April 21, 1964, from Bishop 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 Congregation for the Clergy, Leonard was appointed the ninth bishop of Pittsburgh on June 1, 1969.[4] During his tenure, he became one of the first bishops in the United States to make his diocesan financial reports public, and established a due-process system to allow Catholics to appeal any administrative decision they believed was a violation of canon law.[1] In 1974, he threatened three priests with disciplinary action for giving Communion in the hand when it was not yet permitted in the United States.[1] He also served on the Pro-Life Committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and on the Health Affairs Committee of the United States Catholic Conference.[3]

Retirement and legacy[edit]

Pope John Paul II accepted Leonard's resignation as Bishop of Pittsburgh on June 30, 1983, due to arthritis.[6] Vincent Leonard died on August 28, 1994, from pneumonia at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Pittsburgh, at age 85.[3] He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.[7]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Bishop's Life On Coat Of Arms". Pittsburgh Press. 1964-04-10.
  6. ^ "PITTSBURGH BISHOP, AILING, RETIRES". Philadelphia Inquirer. 1983-07-07.
  7. ^ "Former Diocesan Bishops". Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Pittsburgh
1969–1983 		Succeeded by
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