Graham Leonard

He was also Prelate of the Order of the British Empire. He was conditionally ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church and was later appointed a monsignor by Pope John Paul II. His principal ministry was as a bishop of the Church of England but after his retirement as the Bishop of London he became a Roman Catholic becoming the most senior Anglican cleric to do so since the English Reformation.

His principal ministry was as a bishop of the Church of England but after his retirement as the Bishop of London he became a Roman Catholic becoming the most senior Anglican cleric to do so since the English Reformation. He was conditionally ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church and was later appointed a monsignor by Pope John Paul II. Graham Douglas Leonard KCVO (8 May 1921 – 6 January 2010) was a British priest.