Graham Leonard | |
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| Roman Catholic priest and former Anglican Bishop of London | |
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| Born | Graham Douglas Leonard 8 May 1921 |
| Died | 6 January 2010 (aged 88) Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic (previously Anglican) |
| Parents | Douglas Leonard and Emily Leonard (née Cheshire) |
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Priscilla Swann (m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry |
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Graham Douglas Leonard KCVO PC DL[1] (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.[2]
- ^ Debrett's – The Church of England: General Notes Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bishop of London who became the most senior Anglican defector to Rome since the Reformation", obituary in the Daily Telegraph, 7 January 2010, p. 31.