George L. Leech

[1] He then furthered his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he obtained his doctorate in canon law.

Leech served as secretary of the Apostolic Delegation to the United States, and then as pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

He also served as spiritual director of the Regional Holy Name Union and moderator of Ecclesiastical Conferences.

He received his episcopal consecration on October 17, 1935, from Cardinal Dougherty, with Bishops Thomas O’Reilly and James Ryan serving as co-consecrators.

[3] In 1946, Leech described Howard Hughes's 1943 film The Outlaw as "a destructive and corrupting picture which glamorizes crime and immorality".