Leonard Faulkner
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The Most Reverend Leonard Faulkner |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide | |
| Archdiocese | [ Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide] |
| Installed | 19 June 1985 |
| Term ended | 3 December 2001 |
| Predecessor | James William Gleeson |
| Successor | Philip Wilson |
| Other posts | Bishop of [ Catholic Diocese of Townsville] (1967-1983) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 January 1950 |
| Consecration | 28 November 1967 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 December 1926 Booleroo Centre, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
Leonard Anthony Faulkner (born 5 December 1926) is an Australian Roman Catholic clergyman, and was the seventhArchbishop of Adelaide. Born in rural South Australia, Faulkner served as an Adelaide parish priest and Bishop of Townsville before being appointed Archbishop of Adelaide in 1985. He is currently Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide.
Faulkner was born in Booleroo Centre, South Australia in 1926. The son of a farm labourer and the eldest of ten siblings, Faulkner did not begin to attend school until he was seven years old, as until then he was considered too young to walk the four kilometres from his house to the local school. Faulkner was ordained on New Year's Day, 1950 in Rome, along with twelve other priests from around the world. His first posting was to the parish of Woodville, Seaton, Royal Park and Albert Park in Adelaide, South Australia. He served as a chaplain within the Young Christian Workers movement until his consecration as Bishop of Townsville.
On 28 November 1967, Faulkner was consecrated as the Bishop of Townsville in Queensland. In 1983 he returned to Adelaide to assist the ailing Archbishop James Gleeson, and in 1985 he was installed as Gleeson's successor. During his tenure as Archbishop, Faulkner declined to live in the bishop's quarters, instead choosing to reside in a plain house in the Adelaide suburb of Netley.
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