Leo Binz

The Most Reverend

Leo Binz
Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
SeeSt. Paul and Minneapolis
InstalledApril 28, 1962
Term endedMay 28, 1975
PredecessorWilliam O. Brady
SuccessorJohn Roach
Other post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Winona (1942–49)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Dubuque (1949–54)
Archbishop of Dubuque (1954–61)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 15, 1924
ConsecrationDecember 21, 1942
Personal details
Born(1900-10-31)October 31, 1900
DiedOctober 2, 1979(1979-10-02) (aged 78)
Maywood, Illinois
MottoChristo vivere
(To live for Christ)
Ordination history of
Leo Binz
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byAmleto Giovanni Cicognani
DateDecember 21, 1942
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Leo Binz as principal consecrator
Loras Thomas LaneMay 29, 1951
James Edward MichaelsApril 14, 1966

Leo Binz (October 31, 1900 – October 9, 1979) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Dubuque (1954–1961) and as Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis (1962–1975). A native of Illinois, he became a priest in 1924 and a bishop in 1942.