George Leo Leech
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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George Leo Leech (May 21, 1890 – March 12, 1985) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from 1935 to 1971.
George Leech was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania, to William Dillon and Helen Mary (née Fitzimons) Leech. After attending Hanover Township High School and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Denis Dougherty on May 29, 1920. He then furthered his studies at the Catholic University of America, from where he obtained his doctorate in canon law.
Leech served as secretary of the Apostolic Delegation to the United States, and then as pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Pottsville. He was raised to the rank of a Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness in 1925, and a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness in 1934, as well as serving as spiritual director of the Regional Holy Name Union and moderator of Ecclesiastical Conferences.
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