Background
Maher, Leo Thomas was born on July 1, 1915 in Mount Union, Iowa, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Teberg) Maher.
Maher, Leo Thomas was born on July 1, 1915 in Mount Union, Iowa, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Teberg) Maher.
Student, St. Joseph's College, Mountain View, California. Student, St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, California. Doctor of Humane Letters, University San Diego, 1986.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church assistant pastor in, San Francisco, 1944-1947; secretary archbishop of, San Francisco, 1947-1961; chancellor, Archdiocese San Francisco, 1956-1962; director vocations, Archdiocese San Francisco, 1957-1962; archdiocesan consultor, Archdiocese San Francisco, 1959-1962; appointed domestic prelate, 1954; bishop, Santa Rosa, California, 1962-1969; 3d bishop of, San Diego, 1969-1990. Prior Western Lieutenancy of Knights and Ladies of Holy Sepulchre.
Board of directors Society Propagation of Faith, Youth's Director, Catholic Youth Organisation. Chairman of the board of trustees U. San Diego. Delaware Ecumenical Council, Rome, Italy, 1962, 63, 64, 65.