Leo John Steck
| Most Reverend Leo J. Steck |
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| 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 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St. Louis, Missouri |
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 1948-1950.
Biography
Born 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 Mormon's 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]
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Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City 1948–1950 |
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