Leo Thomas Maher
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His Excellency The Most Reverend Leo Thomas Maher |
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| Bishop of San Diego | |
| See | San Diego |
| Installed | August 22, 1969 |
| Term ended | July 10, 1990 |
| Predecessor | Francis James Furey |
| Successor | Robert Henry Brom |
| Other posts | Bishop of Santa Rosa (1962-69) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 18, 1943 by John Joseph Mitty |
| Consecration | April 5, 1962 by Egidio Vagnozzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 1, 1915 Mount Union, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1991 (aged 75) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Buried | Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ordination history of Leo Thomas Maher | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Egidio Vagnozzi |
| Date of consecration | April 5, 1962 |
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Bishops consecrated by Leo Thomas Maher as principal consecrator
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| Gilbert Espinosa Chávez | June 21, 1974 |
Leo Thomas Maher (July 1, 1915 – February 23, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Santa Rosa (1962–69) and Bishop of San Diego (1969-90).
Leo Maher was born in Mount Union, Iowa, the fifth of nine children of Thomas Joseph Maher (1862-1941) and Mary Agnes Teberg (1886-1946). His father was a native of Shankill, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
As a child, he moved to California, where he lived with his uncle, Rev. Edward J. Maher (1879-1960), pastor of St. Patrick Church in Oakland. His uncle spoke of his seminary life 1900-1906 at St. Patrick Seminary in Thurles, Ireland. Leo Maher attended 1927-1929, St. Patrick Elementary School in Oakland. In 1929 Leo began his studies for the priesthood at St. Joseph High School and St. Joseph's College, both in Mountain View, California.
Edward J. Maher was appointed a Domestic Prelate on July 2, 1939 by Pope Pius XII. His nephew attended his uncle's investiture as Right Reverend Monsignor at St. Patrick's Church in San Jose by Archbishop John Joseph Mitty. Leo started the major seminary in 1938 and completed his theological studies in 1943 at Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.
Leo Thomas Maher was ordained a priest by Archbishop Mitty on December 18, 1943 at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco.
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