Leonard Paul Blair
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Leonard Paul Blair (born April 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford in Connecticut from December 2013 to May 2024.
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Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Hartford |
Appointed | October 29, 2013 |
Installed | December 16, 2013 |
Retired | May 1, 2024 |
Predecessor | Henry J. Mansell |
Successor | Christopher J. Coyne |
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Ordination | June 26, 1976 by John Francis Dearden |
Consecration | August 24, 1999 by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, and Dale Joseph Melczek |
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Born | Leonard Paul Blair (1949-04-12) April 12, 1949 (age 75) |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Education | Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas |
Motto | Pasce oves meas (Feed my sheep) |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
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Blair previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Toledo in Ohio from 2003 to 2013 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1999 to 2003.