Leo John Steck (August 30, 1898 – June 19, 1950) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City from 1948 to 1950.
Most Reverend Leo J. Steck | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Ilium |
| Appointed | March 13, 1948 |
| In office | May 20, 1948 - June 19, 1950 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 8, 1924 |
| Consecration | May 20, 1948 by Joseph Ritter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1898 |
| Died | June 19, 1950 (aged 51) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Biography
editBorn in St. Louis, Missouri, Leo Steck studied for the priesthood at Kenrick Seminary and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1924, for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He was engaged in pastoral work as a priest and served as the director of the Catholic Rural Life Conference.[1] On March 13, 1948 Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Ilium and Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City. He was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Joseph Ritter of St. Louis on May 20, 1948. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Mark Carroll of Wichita and Auxiliary Bishop John Cody of St. Louis.[2]
Steck established the Newman Center at the University of Utah. He also wrote a leaflet, A Foreign Mission Close to Home, that appealed for financial support for the Salt Lake diocese The Mormons misunderstood its intent a considered it a call for the conversion of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake's bishop, Duane G. Hunt, had to reassure the Mormons of their true intent.[1] Bishop Steck had health problems and when he was in his native Missouri suffered a stroke. He died at a St. Louis hospital on June 19, 1950, at the age of 51.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Topping, Gary. "The Bishop Who Never Was: Leo J. Steck". Intermountain Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Bishop Leo John Steck". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-09.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-02-09.