Leonard Faulkner

The Most Reverend

Leonard Faulkner
Archbishop of Adelaide
ArchdioceseCatholic Archdiocese of Adelaide
Installed19 June 1985
Term ended3 December 2001
PredecessorJames Gleeson
SuccessorPhilip Wilson
Other post(s)Bishop of Townsville (1967–1983)
Orders
Ordination1 January 1950
Consecration28 November 1967
Personal details
Born(1926-12-05)5 December 1926
Booleroo Centre, Australia
Died6 May 2018(2018-05-06) (aged 91)
NationalityAustralian

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.

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Adelaide - History". Archdiocese of Adelaide. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.