Leo Aloysius Pursley
Leo Aloysius Pursley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Fort Wayne-South Bend |
| In office | February 26, 1957 to August 24, 1976 |
| Predecessor | John F. Noll |
| Successor | William Edward McManus |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne (1950-1957) Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia (1950-1957) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 11, 1927 by Bishop John F. Noll |
| Consecration | September 19, 1951 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, John F. Noll, Joseph M. Marling, co-consecrators |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1902 |
| Died | November 15, 1998 (aged 96) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Alexander Nelson and Mary Jeanette (née Sloan) Pursley |
| Education | Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West |
| Motto | In manibus dei (In the hands of God) |
Leo Aloysius Pursley (March 12, 1902 – November 15, 1998) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana from 1956 to 1976.