Leonard Paul Blair

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Leonard Paul Blair
Archbishop of Hartford
Archdiocese	Hartford
Appointed	October 29, 2013
Installed	December 16, 2013
Predecessor	Henry J. Mansell
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Toledo (2003–2013) Auxiliary bishop of Detroit (1999–2003)
Orders
Ordination	June 26, 1976 by John Francis Dearden
Consecration	August 24, 1999 by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, and Dale Joseph Melczek
Personal details
Born	Leonard Paul Blair (1949-04-12) April 12, 1949 (age 75) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	PASCE OVES MEAS (FEED MY SHEEP)

Styles of Leonard Paul Blair

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Leonard Paul Blair (born April 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the thirteenth bishop and fifth and current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. He was installed as the Archbishop of Hartford on December 16, 2013.

Biography

Leonard Blair was born in Detroit, Michigan, and there studied at Sacred Heart Seminary, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History. He then furthered his studies in Rome, where he earned a baccalaureate and licentiate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, and a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum).^{[citation needed]}

Blair was ordained to the priesthood on June 26, 1976, and then served as vicar general and chancellor of the Archdiocese of Detroit. He taught theology at Sacred Heart Seminary, where he was dean of studies as well. Blair was personal secretary to Edmund Cardinal Szoka and an official of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See from 1994-97, whence he was named pastor of St. Paul Church in Grosse Point Farms, Michigan.^{[citation needed]}

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

On July 8, 1999, Blair was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Voncariana. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 24 from Adam Cardinal Maida, with Cardinal Szoka and Bishop Dale Melczek serving as co-consecrators.^{[citation needed]}

Bishop of Toledo

Blair was later appointed Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, on October 7, 2003. He was installed on December 4, 2003.^[1]

In July 2011, Blair advised parishes and Catholic schools in the Diocese of Toledo against raising funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, citing concerns that funds contributed to the global anti-cancer foundation may go towards funding embryonic stem-cell research. Blair stated, "As best we can determine, at present the Komen Foundation does not fund cancer research that employs embryonic stem cells. However, their policy does not exclude that possibility. They are open to embryonic stem cell research, and may very well fund such research in the future."^[2]

Blair's statement also made reference to Komen's relationship with Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in the United States of America. Because of these factors, Bishop Blair, in conjunction with the Catholic bishops of Ohio, urged Catholic faithful, both corporate and individually, to consider alternate organizations when supporting anti-breast cancer research.^{[citation needed]}

Archbishop of Hartford

Blair was appointed as the fifth Archbishop of Hartford on October 29, 2013 and installed on December 16, 2013.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Vatican Names Archbishop Sartain To Lead Renewal Of LCWR". www.usccb.org.
^ "404 - Error: 404". April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Henry J. Mansell	Archbishop of Hartford 2013–Present	Incumbent
Preceded by James Robert Hoffman	Bishop of Toledo 2003–2013	Succeeded by Daniel Edward Thomas
Preceded by -	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit 1999-2003	Succeeded by -

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford
Ordinaries	Bishops William Tyler Bernard O'Reilly Francis Patrick McFarland Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Lawrence S. McMahon Michael Tierney John J. Nilan Maurice F. McAuliffe Archbishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair Coadjutor archbishops Christopher J. Coyne
Auxiliary bishops	Joseph Francis Donnelly John Francis Hackett Paul Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Henry Joseph O'Brien Peter A. Rosazza Juan Miguel Betancourt
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph, Hartford Basilica Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury Parishes St. Joseph Church, Ansonia St. Stanislaus Church, Bristol St. Michael the Archangel Church, Derby St. Adalbert Church, Enfield St. Augustine Church, Hartford Holy Trinity Church, Hartford SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford St. Stanislaus Church, Meriden Holy Cross Church, New Britain Sacred Heart Church, New Britain St. Mary's Church, New Haven St. Joseph's Church, New Haven St. Stanislaus Church, New Haven St. Mary Church, Newington Church of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk Immaculate Conception Church, Southington St. Joseph Church, Suffield St. Casimir Church, Terryville St. Mary Church, Torrington St. Hedwig Church, Union City St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church, Hartford SS. Peter and Paul Church, Wallingford St. Anne Church, Waterbury Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Waterbury Former parishes St. Anne/Immaculate Conception Parish, Hartford St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Waterbury
Education	Seminaries St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield High schools Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford Canterbury School, New Milford East Catholic High School, Manchester Holy Cross High School, Waterbury Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford Notre Dame High School, West Haven Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol
Priests	Peter Leo Gerety Francis Patrick Keough
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo
Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Schrembs Samuel Stritch Karl Joseph Alter George John Rehring John Anthony Donovan James Robert Hoffman Leonard Paul Blair Daniel Edward Thomas Auxiliaries Albert Henry Ottenweller Robert William Donnelly
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo Cathedral Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Basilica Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation Parishes Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Bethlehem St. Michael's Ridge Church, Defiance St. John's Church, Delphos St. John the Baptist Church, Glandorf St. Peter's Church, Mansfield St. Augustine's Church, Napoleon All Saints Church, New Riegel Holy Angels Church, Sandusky St. Mary's Church, Sandusky Saints Peter and Paul Church, Sandusky Most Pure Heart Of Mary Church, Shelby St. Ann Church, Toledo St. Patrick's Church, Toledo
Higher education	Colleges & universities Lourdes University Mercy College of Ohio Former college Mary Manse College
Priests	Augustus John Schwertner Gerald Robinson Dennis Gerard Walsh
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Bishops	Frederick Rese Caspar Borgess John Samuel Foley Michael Gallagher
Coadjutor bishop	Peter Paul Lefevere
Archbishops	Edward Aloysius Mooney John Francis Dearden Edmund Szoka Adam Maida Allen Henry Vigneron
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Churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Cathedral

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Parishes

Detroit	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacred Heart Church St. Albertus Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Church St. Catherine of Siena Church St. Charles Borromeo Church St. Josaphat's Church St. Joseph Church St. Mary Church St. Patrick Church Saints Peter and Paul Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Church
Monroe County	St. Mary's Church, Monroe St. Michael's Church, Monroe
Wayne County	St. Paul Church, Grosse Pointe Farms St. Florian Church, Hamtramck Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Wyandotte
Former	St. Boniface Church, Detroit St. Theresa of Avila Church, Detroit St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Detroit

Shrine

National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak

Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit

Higher education

Seminaries

High schools

Macomb County	De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren Regina High School, Warren Austin Catholic High School, Ray Township
Monroe County	St. Mary Catholic Central High School, Monroe
Oakland County	Academy of the Sacred Heart High School, Bloomfield Hills Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Madison Heights Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi Everest Collegiate High School and Academy, Independence Township Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills Mercy High School, Farmington Hills Notre Dame Preparatory, Pontiac Our Lady of the Lakes High School, Waterford Shrine Catholic High School, Royal Oak St. Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake Village St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Wixom
St. Clair County	Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, Marine City
Wayne County	Cabrini High School, Allen Park Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit Divine Child High School, Dearborn Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview Ladywood High School, Livonia Loyola High School, Detroit University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit

Former

Higher education	Duns Scotus College Maryglade College
High schools	Girls Catholic Central High School, Detroit Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit Notre Dame High School, Harper Woods Sacred Heart High School, Roseville Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Wyandotte

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Auxiliary bishops	Moses Anderson Allen James Babcock Gerard William Battersby Leonard Paul Blair Earl Boyea Joseph M. Breitenbeck Kevin Michael Britt Michael J. Byrnes Arturo Cepeda Patrick R. Cooney Henry Edmund Donnelly John Anthony Donovan Robert J. Fisher Daniel E. Flores Thomas Gumbleton Donald Hanchon Bernard Joseph Harrington Walter A. Hurley Joseph Leopold Imesch Edward D. Kelly Arthur Henry Krawczak Dale Joseph Melczek Jeffrey M. Monforton John Clayton Nienstedt Joseph C. Plagens John M. Quinn Francis R. Reiss Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Walter Joseph Schoenherr Allen Henry Vigneron Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki Alexander M. Zaleski
Priests	Alexander Joseph Brunett Solanus Casey Charles Coughlin Francis Kelley Camillus Paul Maes Jeffrey Marc Monforton William Murphy John A. Trese Kenneth Edward Untener

Authority control databases
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National	Netherlands