Leopold Frade

Infobox bishopbiog


name = The Rt. Rev. Leopold Frade
|religion = Episcopal Church in the United States of America
See = Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
Title = III Bishop of Southeast Florida
Period = 2000-
consecration = 1984
Predecessor = Calvin O. Schofield, Jr.
Successor =
IV Bishop of Southeast Florida
post = Bishop of Honduras 1984-2000
bishops =
ordination = 1977
date of birth = 1943
place of birth = Havana, Cuba

Leopold Frade, also known as Leo Frade, (1943-), the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, and former Bishop of Honduras, was born in 1943, in Havana, Cuba, the son of Leopoldo Frade and his wife, Angela ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300] , who were devout Methodists. [ [http://www.diosef.org/frade/frade.htm Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida ] ]

Education

Leopold Frade, attended Candler College, a Methodist school in Cuba and received a B.L. in 1960, ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300] He continued his college education in the United States at Asbury College, but left at the end of his junior year to join his family in New York and to go to work. [ [http://www.diosef.org/frade/frade.htm Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida ] ]

While in New York, Leo Frade decided to join the Episcopal Church and after moving to Miami in 1969, he was confirmed and started to prepare for seminary. [ [http://www.diosef.org/frade/frade.htm Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida ] ] He studied theology at the University of the South and received an M.Div. in 1977. He also received a B.A. from Biscayne College, now St. Thomas University, in 1978. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300]

Honorary degrees

Leopold Frade has received the following honorary degrees: ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300]
* 1982, D.D., General Theological Seminary;
* 1989, D.D., University of the South;
* 2001, D.D., Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest; and
* 2006, D.T.S., Florida Center for Theological Studies

Ministry

Leopold Frade was ordained to the diaconate April 17, 1977, and to the priesthood October 17, 1977. On January 25, 1984, he was consecrated bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300]

He served as curate of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Miami, Florida, from 1977-1978, and priest in charge of Hispanic ministries of Grace Episcopal Church, in
New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1978-1982. After the Mariel Boatlift, Frade was one of two Episcopal priests to be convicted for "trading with the enemy" for their part in bringing 402 refugees from Mariel on a converted minesweeper, the God's Mercy. The conviction was later overturned.

He served as Bishop of Honduras from 1984-2000, when he was elected the third Bishop of Southeast Florida. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300]

Family

Leopold Frade married Diana Dillenberger on December 22, 1987. ["Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005" New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300]

References

External links

* [http://www.diosef.org/ The Diocese of Southeast Florida]
* [http://www.diosef.org/history.htm History of the Diocese of Southeast Florida]