Graham Leonard

Graham Douglas Leonard KCVO PC DL (8 May 1921 – 6 January 2010) was an English Roman Catholic priest and former Anglican bishop. His principal ministry was as a bishop of the Church of England but, after his retirement as the Bishop of London, he became a Roman Catholic, becoming the most senior Anglican cleric to do so since the English Reformation. He was conditionally ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church and was later appointed a monsignor by Pope John Paul II.

Graham Leonard
Roman Catholic priest and
former Bishop of London
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination
  • 1947 (Anglican deacon)
  • 1948 (Anglican priest)
  • 23 April 1994 (Catholic priest)
Consecration1964 (Anglican bishop)
Personal details
Born
Graham Douglas Leonard

(1921-05-08)8 May 1921
Died6 January 2010(2010-01-06) (aged 88)
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic
(previously Anglican)
ParentsDouglas Leonard and Emily Leonard (née Cheshire)
SpousePriscilla Swann (m. 1943)
Children2
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Army
RankCaptain
UnitOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
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