Leo Richard Smith

American Roman Catholic bishop

His Excellency. The Most Reverend Leo Richard Smith
Bishop of Ogdensburg Titular Bishop of Marida
See	Diocese of Ogdensburg
In office	1963
Predecessor	James Johnston Navagh
Successor	Thomas Andrew Donnellan
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo
Orders
Ordination	December 21, 1929 by Basilio Pompili
Consecration	September 24, 1953 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born	(1905-08-31)August 31, 1905 Attica, New York, U.S.
Died	October 9, 1963(1963-10-09) (aged 58) Rome, Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	Adam Henry and Mary Jane (née O'Neil) Smith
Education	Canisius College Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)

Leo Richard Smith (August 31, 1905 – October 9, 1963) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in New York for five months in 1963. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York from 1952 to 1963.

Biography

Early life

Leo Smith was born on August 31, 1905, in Attica, New York to Adam Henry and Mary Jane (née O'Neil) Smith.^[1] He attended Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926.^[1] He then furthered his studies in Rome, earning a Ph.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in 1928 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the Urban College of Propaganda in 1930.

Priesthood

^[2] He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Buffalo by Cardinal Basilio Pompili on December 21, 1929.^[3] He received a doctorate in canon and civil law in 1932.^[1]

Following his return to New York, Smith served as a curate at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo until 1934, when he became assistant chancellor of the diocese .^[2] He also served as diocesan director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (1935-1941) and of youth activities (1941-1946).^[2] Smith was raised to the rank of papal chamberlain in 1942 and a domestic prelate in 1946.^[1] He was named chancellor (1946) and later vicar general (1953) of the diocese.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo

On June 30, 1952, Smith was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo and Titular Bishop of Marida by Pope Pius XII.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on September 24, 1952, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Raymond Kearney and James H. Griffiths serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He became episcopal moderator of the National Apostleship of the Sea in 1961.^[2]

Bishop of Ogdensburg

Following the transfer of Bishop James Navagh to the Diocese of Paterson, Smith was named eighth bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg by Pope John XXIII on May 13, 1963.^[3] Leo Smith died on October 9, 1963, in Rome while attending the Second Vatican Council at age 58.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Leo Smith of Ogdensburg, 58". The New York Times. 1963-10-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Leo Richard Smith". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by James Johnston Navagh	Bishop of Ogdensburg 1963	Succeeded by Thomas Andrew Donnellan
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo 1952–1963	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg

Ordinaries

Bishops: Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams; Henry Gabriels; Joseph Henry Conroy; Francis Joseph Monaghan; Bryan Joseph McEntegart; Walter P. Kellenberg; James Johnston Navagh; Leo Richard Smith; Thomas Andrew Donnellan; Stanislaus Joseph Brzana; Paul Stephen Loverde; Gerald Michael Barbarito; Robert J. Cunningham; Terry R. LaValley

Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary's Cathedral, Ogdensburg

Parishes: Church of St. Dismas, the Good Thief, Dannemora; St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Plattsburgh; St. Vincent of Paul Catholic Church, Cape Vincent; St. William's Catholic Church, Long Lake

Education

High schools: Immaculate Heart Central High School, Watertown; Seton Catholic Central High School, Plattsburgh

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