Leo Aloysius Pursley

Leo Aloysius Pursley (March 12, 1902 – November 15, 1998) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church.

He studied at Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati,[1] Pursley was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Fort Wayne on June 11, 1927 by Bishop John Noll.

[2] He received his episcopal consecration on September 19, 1950, from Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, with Bishops Noll and Joseph M. Marling serving as co-consecrators.

On August 24, 1976, Pope Paul VI accepted Pursley's resignation as bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend.

Pursley warned Marshall that Paquette had been accused of molesting boys and should, if accepted in Vermont, be kept away from children.