The Most Reverend Leonard Faulkner | |
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Archbishop of Adelaide | |
Archdiocese | Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide |
Installed | 19 June 1985 |
Term ended | 3 December 2001 |
Predecessor | James Gleeson |
Successor | Philip Wilson |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Townsville (1967–1983) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1 January 1950 |
Consecration | 28 November 1967 |
Personal details | |
Born | Booleroo Centre, Australia | 5 December 1926
Died | 6 May 2018 | (aged 91)
Nationality | Australian |
Leonard Anthony Faulkner (5 December 1926 – 6 May 2018) was an Australian Catholic clergyman and the seventh[1] Archbishop of Adelaide. Born in rural South Australia, Faulkner served as an Adelaide parish priest and Bishop of Townsville before being appointed Archbishop of Adelaide in 1985. Upon retiring in 2001, he became Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide.