Leo Lemay (bishop)

Leo Lemay

S.M.
Bishop of Bougainville
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bougainville
In officeJune 14, 1960 – July 1, 1974
PredecessorThomas James Wade
SuccessorGregory Singkai
Previous postTitular Bishop of Agbia (1960-1966)
Orders
OrdinationApril 15, 1933
by Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
ConsecrationSeptember 21, 1960
by Maximilian von Fürstenberg
Personal details
Born(1909-09-23)September 23, 1909
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
DiedSeptember 9, 1983(1983-09-09) (aged 73)

Leo Lemay (September 23, 1909 - September 9, 1983) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States, Lemay was ordained for the Society of Mary on August 15, 1933. On June 14, 1960, Lemay was appointed vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and titular bishop of Agbia. He was ordained bishop on September 21, 1960. On November 15, 1966, Lemay was appointed first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bougainville. On July 1, 1974, Lemay resigned.[1]

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