Leonard Anthony Faulkner was an Australian Catholic clergyman and the seventh Archbishop of Adelaide.
10 Facts About Leonard Faulkner
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Leonard Faulkner was born in Booleroo Centre, South Australia, in 1926.
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The son of a farm labourer and the eldest of ten siblings, Leonard Faulkner did not begin to attend school until he was seven years old, as until then he was considered too young to walk the four kilometres from his house to the local school.
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Leonard Faulkner was ordained on New Year's Day, 1950 in Rome, along with twelve other priests from around the world.
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Leonard Faulkner's first posting was to the parish of Woodville, Seaton, Royal Park, and Albert Park in Adelaide, South Australia.
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Leonard Faulkner served as a chaplain within the Young Christian Workers movement until his consecration as Bishop of Townsville.
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On 28 November 1967, Leonard Faulkner was consecrated as the bishop of Townsville in Queensland.
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In 1999, Leonard Faulkner caused controversy when he defied Vatican pressure to cease the practice of communal confession, wherein a priest may grant absolution without hearing individual confessions.
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In June 1999, Leonard Faulkner sent a pastoral message to all parishes in the Archdiocese of Adelaide allowing communal confession, but requiring prior approval from the Archbishop.
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On 3 December 2001, two days before his seventy-fifth birthday, Leonard Faulkner retired as archbishop, and Wilson was installed as his successor.