Education
Northwestern University.
bishop of the Diocese of Maryland
Northwestern University.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he served in the United States Army Air Forces during World World War World War II In 1947, Leighton graduated from Northwestern University and worked for General Motors. He then went to Virginia Theological Seminary and was ordained a priest in 1955. In 1968, he was named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Maryland and became diocesan bishop in 1972.
Leighton retired in 1985.
He died in Sykesville, Maryland.