1. Vincent Martin Leonard was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
12 Facts About Vincent Leonard
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Vincent Leonard served as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania from 1969 to 1983.
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Vincent Leonard was born on December 11,1908, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of nine children of Francis and Catherine Leonard.
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Vincent Leonard was raised in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and received his early education at the parochial school of St Brigid Parish.
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Vincent Leonard was later named assistant chancellor, chancellor, and vicar general of the diocese.
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Vincent Leonard was named a domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII in 1952.
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On February 28,1964, Vincent Leonard was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Titular Bishop of Arsacal by Pope Paul VI.
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Vincent Leonard 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.
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Vincent Leonard selected as his episcopal motto: Ut Christum Lucrifaciam.
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Vincent Leonard 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.
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Vincent Leonard died on August 28,1994, from pneumonia at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Pittsburgh, at age 85.
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Vincent Leonard is buried in Calvary Cemetery in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.