Most Reverend Leo J. Steck | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop ofSalt Lake City | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See ofIlium |
| 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(1950-06-19) (aged 51) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
Leo John Steck (August 30, 1898 – June 19, 1950) was abishop of theCatholic Church in theUnited States. He served asauxiliary bishop of theDiocese of Salt Lake City from 1948 to 1950.
Born inSt. Louis, Missouri, Leo Steck studied for the priesthood atKenrick Seminary and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1924, for theArchdiocese 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, 1948Pope Pius XII appointed him as theTitular Bishop ofIlium and Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City. He was consecrated a bishop by ArchbishopJoseph Ritter of St. Louis on May 20, 1948. The principal co-consecrators were BishopsMark Carroll ofWichita and Auxiliary BishopJohn Cody of St. Louis.[2]
Steck established theNewman Center at theUniversity 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 ofthe 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 nativeMissouri suffered astroke. He died at a St. Louis hospital on June 19, 1950, at the age of 51.[3]
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| Preceded by – | Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City 1948–1950 | Succeeded by – |
