Bishop Adna Wrigh Leonard | |
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| Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | United Methodist Church |
| Diocese | Washington D.C. |
| In office | 1916–1943 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1899 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1874 Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | May 3, 1943 (aged 68) Fagradalsfjall, Iceland |
| Education | New York University Drew Theological Seminary The American School of Archeology in Rome |
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard I (November 2, 1874 – May 3, 1943) was a Methodist bishop in Buffalo, New York, and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.[1]
- ^ "Guide to the Adna Wright Leonard Collection". United Methodist Archives and History Center. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
Adna Wright Leonard (1874-1943), American bishop, was born November 2, 1874, in Cincinnati. He was the only son of Reverend and Mrs. A.B. Leonard. His father was the mission secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Leonard married Mary Luella Day on October 9, 1901. ...