Bishop of The Toledo Diocese Bishop Leonard Paul Blair, born in Detroit on April 12, 1949, was named the Seventh Bishop of Toledo on October 7, 2003, and installed in the Diocese of Toledo on December 4, 2003.
Bishop Blair was ordained to the priesthood in June of 1976 following studies at Sacred Heart Seminary College, Detroit; the North American College, Rome; and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Bishop Blair holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History from Sacred Heart Seminary College; a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University; a Licentiate in Theology (S.T.L.) with a specialization in Patristics and the History of Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University; and a Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome. Bishop Blair has served as Pastor of St. Paul Parish, Grosse Point Farms, since July of 1997. Prior to that, he served for three years as Secretary to Cardinal Edmund Szoka and as a staff member of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See, Vatican City State.
Bishop Blair's previous assignments include: Ecumenical Officer for the Archdiocese of Detroit; Dean of Studies and Assistant Professor of Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary College; service in the Papal Secretariat of State Office, Vatican City; Administrative Secretary to the Archbishop of Detroit; Vicar General and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Detroit; Consultor, Archdiocese of Detroit; Instructor in Church History and Patristics, St. John's Provincial Seminary, Plymouth; and Archivist for the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Bishop Blair also served as Pastoral Administrator at St. Christine Parish, Detroit; Associate Pastor at St. Paul Parish, Grosse Pointe Farms; Associate Pastor at St. Christopher Parish, Detroit; Associate Pastor at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Harper Woods; and as a Deacon at St. Martin de Porres Parish, Warren.
Reverend Monte J. Hoyles, J.C.L.
Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia
The Reverend Monte J. Hoyles was ordained a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Toledo in America on June 3, 2006 and was appointed Chancellor and Moderator of the Curia by Bishop Leonard Blair on September 1, 2011.
As Chancellor, Father Hoyles serves as the secretariat leader for the Chancery. This position includes responsibility for the preparation and notarization of official curial documents and their preservation in the diocesan archives. As delegate of the bishop, the Chancellor also grants dispensations, marriage sanations, and clergy faculties for the diocese.
Serving as Moderator of the Curia, Father Hoyles chairs the Bishop’s Cabinet and coordinates the activities of the diocesan secretariats as well as the operations of the Catholic Center. On behalf of the bishop, he coordinates issues involving temporalities throughout the diocese such as property, construction, and insurance. In addition to this, Father Hoyles advises the bishop on parish matters and diocesan personnel appointments.
Prior to priestly ordination, Father Hoyles received Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and in Environmental Biology from Heidelberg College and a Master of Divinity degree from the Pontifical College Josephinum. From 2006 to 2009 Father served as Parochial Vicar for Saint Joseph Church in Maumee, Ohio and in 2009 he began advanced studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC completing a Licentiate in Canon Law in 2011.
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