Francis Peter Leipzig

Francis Peter Leipzig (June 29, 1895—January 17, 1981) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[1] He enrolled at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, but later moved with his family to Portland, Oregon.

[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 12 from Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard, with Archbishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara and Bishop Edward Joseph Kelly serving as co-consecrators.

During his 21-year-long tenure, he built over 95 churches, hospitals, schools, and convents.

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, he resigned as bishop on April 26, 1971.