James Leen | |
|---|---|
| (Arch)Bishop of Port-Louis | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Port-Louis |
| In office | 16 April 1926 – 19 December 1949 |
| Predecessor | John Tuohill Murphy |
| Successor | Daniel Liston |
| Other post | Titular Archbishop of Phasis (1933-1949) |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus (1925-1926) Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Louis (1925-1926) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 July 1920 |
| Consecration | 13 September 1925 by David Keane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1888 (1888) |
| Died | 19 December 1949(1949-12-19) (aged 60–61) |
James Leen C.S.Sp. (1888, Abbeyfeale – 19 December 1949) was an Irish member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, who served a Bishop of Port Louis in Mauritius.
Born in 1888 in Abbeyfeale, County Limerick he studied at Rockwell College County Tipperary.[1] He entered Holy Ghost College, Kimmage Manor, to train for the Holy Ghost fathers, and studied at University College Dublin. Sent to Rome in 1915 he gained doctorates in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Dr. Leen was ordained a priest in 1920.[2] Returning to Ireland to teach in Kimmage and Blackrock College when theology studies were moved there. Ordained a co-adjuctor Bishop of Port Louis in 1925, succeeding as bishop in 1926. In 1933 he was awarded the personal title archbishop (Tiitular Archbishop of Phasis).[2]
Archbishop James Leen died 19 December 1949.[2] He was succeeded as bishop by fellow spiritan and Limerickman Bishop Daniel Liston.[3]
Three of his brothers, Daniel, Edward(Ned), John(Jack) also became Holy Ghost Fathers.[1] His older brother Edward Leen C.S.Sp., DD, who Jim followed into Rockwell College, Kimmage Manor, UCD, and the Gregorian University, served as president of Blackrock College and superior in Kimmage.[4]
References
- James Leen Archived 4 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine Spiritans Remembered, www.spiritans.ie.
- Bishop James Leen Catholic Hierarchy.
- The chosen few of West Limerick answering God’s call by J. Anthony Gaughan, The Irish Catholic, 25 May 2017.
- Edward Leen Dictionary of Irish Biography.