Background
Wallace, Leigh Allen was born on February 5, 1927 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Leigh Allen Senior and Nellie Elizabeth (Whittemore) Wallace.
Wallace, Leigh Allen was born on February 5, 1927 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Leigh Allen Senior and Nellie Elizabeth (Whittemore) Wallace.
Bachelor, U. Montana, 1950; Master in Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1962; Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1979.
Ordained priest, Episcopal Church. Vicar churches, Sheridan, Virginia City, Jeffers, Montana, 1962-1965; rector, St. Luke's Church, Billings, Montana, 1965-1971; rector, Holy Spirit Parish, Missoula, Montana, 1971-1978; bishop of, Spokane, 1979-1990; retired bishop, Spokane, since 1990.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946.
Married Alvira Kinney, September 2, 1949. Children: Jenny Leigh, Richard Kinney, William Paul.