Leonard Philip Cowley

Most Reverend

Leonard Philip Cowley
Most Reverend; Leonard Philip Cowley
Auxiliary bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis; Titular Bishop of Pertusa
	The grave of Bishop Leonard Cowley at Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Ordination	June 4, 1938
Consecration	January 29, 1958
Personal details
Born	February 3, 1913
Died	August 19, 1973 (aged 60); St. Paul, Minnesota

ChurchCatholic Church

OrdinationJune 4, 1938

ConsecrationJanuary 29, 1958

BornFebruary 3, 1913

Leo Philip Cowley (February 3, 1913 – August 18, 1973) was a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Cowley was ordained a priest for the then Saint Paul Archdiocese on June 4, 1938. On November 28, 1957, he was appointed the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese and titular bishop of Pertusa. He died on August 18, 1973.^[1]

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v t e Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens Joseph Andrew Williams Michael Izen Kevin Kenney
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Former cathedrals First Second Third Parishes Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul Church of St. Mary, New Trier Church of St. Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of the Annunciation, Minneapolis Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of the Incarnation, Minneapolis Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis St. Peter's Church, Mendota St. Columba Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota) St. Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries Saint John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct) High schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett Donald DeGrood James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Ambrose Hayden Patrick Richard Heffron Patrick J. Hessian Michael Joncas James Keane Kevin Kenney John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Francis Missia Thomas O'Gorman Augustin Ravoux James Michael Reardon James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Tim Vakoc Thomas Anthony Welch
Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery Resurrection Cemetery
Other	The Catholic Spirit Ninth National Eucharistic Congress
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