Leonard Olivier

For the South African rugby union player, see Len Olivier.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Leonard James Olivier

S.V.D
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Washington
Orders
OrdinationJune 29, 1951
by Richard Oliver Gerow
ConsecrationNovember 7, 1988
by James Aloysius Hickey
Personal details
Born(1923-10-12)October 12, 1923
Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
DiedNovember 19, 2014(2014-11-19) (aged 91)

Leonard James Olivier, SVD (October 12, 1923 – November 19, 2014) was an African-American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington in the District of Columbia from 1988 to 2004. He was a member of the Society of the Divine Word.

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