- David Konstant
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Right Reverend David Every Konstant Bishop of Leeds Church Roman Catholic Church See Leeds In Office 12 July 1985—7 April 2004 Predecessor William Gordon Wheeler Successor Arthur Roche Personal details Born 6 April 1930
London, EnglandDavid Every Konstant (born London, 16 June 1930) is the Bishop Emeritus of Leeds, England.
After graduating from Christ's College, Cambridge and studying for the priesthood at St Edmund's College, Ware, Konstant was ordained as a priest on 12 June 1954 by Cardinal Bernard Griffin. In the 1960s he was assistant headmaster at the Cardinal Vaughan Grammar School for Boys, West Kensington. On 28 March 1977 he was appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster and Titular Bishop of Betagbarar. On 25 April 1977, he was consecrated bishop, the Principal Consecrator being Cardinal Basil Hume, along with Bishops Gerald Mahon and Victor Guazzelli as Co-consecrators.
On 12 July 1985, he was named as Bishop of the Diocese of Leeds. On 25 September 1985 he was installed as Bishop of Leeds. On 7 April 2004, aged 73, he resigned as Bishop.
In 2004 he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by Leeds Metropolitan University.
Referencies
- http://www.cathud.com/LINKS/bishops/david_konstant.htm
- http://www.indcatholicnews.com/bleeds.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/dec/17/childrensservices.religion
- http://www.lmu.ac.uk/graduation04/honorary/july/1dk.htm
- http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkonstant.html
Preceded by
William WheelerBishop of Leeds
1985-2004Succeeded by
Arthur RocheCategories:- 1930 births
- Living people
- People from Leeds
- People from London
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Post-Reformation Roman Catholic bishops in England
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops
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