Leo Edward O'Neil

The Most Reverend Leo Edward O'Neil
Bishop of Manchester
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Manchester
In office	November 30, 1990—November 30, 1997
Predecessor	Odore Joseph Gendron
Successor	John Brendan McCormack
Orders
Ordination	June 4, 1955
Consecration	August 22, 1980
Personal details
Born	(1928-01-31)January 31, 1928 Holyoke, Massachusetts
Died	November 30, 1997(1997-11-30) (aged 69) Manchester, New Hampshire
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield (1980-1989) Coadjutor Bishop of Manchester (1989-1990)

Leo Edward O'Neil (January 31, 1928 – November 30, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Manchester from 1990 until his death in 1997.

Biography

Leo O'Neil was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and there attended Blessed Sacrament School and Sacred Heart High School.^[1] In 1945 he entered Maryknoll Junior Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.^[1] He studied at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, for a year before attending the Grand Seminary of Montreal in Quebec from 1950 to 1955.^[1] O'Neil was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Christopher Joseph Weldon on June 4, 1955.^[2] He then served as parochial vicar in several parishes in the Diocese of Springfield, and was named pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption Church at Haydenville in 1976.^[1]

On June 30, 1980, O'Neil was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield and Titular Bishop of Bencenna by Pope John Paul II.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 22 from Bishop Joseph Francis Maguire, with Bishops Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M., and Timothy Joseph Harrington serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He was named Coadjutor Bishop of Manchester on October 17, 1989, and later succeeded Odore Joseph Gendron as the eighth Bishop of Manchester on June 12, 1990.^[2] He was installed at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on November 30, 1990.^[3]

During his tenure, O'Neil worked to foster a common vision among New Hampshire Catholics with a program entitled "Renewing the Covenant."^[3] He also won the affection of people with his inspirational homilies and flair for poetry. On November 30, 1993, O'Neil underwent surgery for multiple myeloma.^[3] He continued to battle with cancer and serve as bishop for four more years, until his death at age 69.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 "Bishops of the Diocese of Manchester". Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Leo Edward O'Neil". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
1 2 3 4 "Decades of Expansion and Growth (1965 - present): The Era After the Second Vatican Council". Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Odore Joseph Gendron	Bishop of Manchester 1990–1997	Succeeded by John Brendan McCormack

Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester

Bishops	Ordinaries Denis Mary Bradley John Bernard Delany George Albert Guertin John Bertram Peterson Matthew Francis Brady Ernest John Primeau Odore Joseph Gendron Leo Edward O'Neil John Brendan McCormack Peter Anthony Libasci Auxiliaries Francis Joseph Christian Joseph John Gerry Robert Edward Mulvee

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph Abbey St. Anselm Abbey Parishes St. Joseph Church, Claremont St. Thomas More Church, Durham Ste. Marie Church, Manchester St. Aloysius of Gonzaga Church, Nashua Former parishes St. Stanislaus Church, Nashua

Education	Higher Education Northeast Catholic College Rivier University Saint Anselm College Thomas More College of Liberal Arts High Schools Bishop Brady High School, Concord Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua Holy Family Academy, Manchester Mount Royal Academy, Sunapee St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover Trinity High School, Manchester

Priests	Thomas Michael O'Leary

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