Bishop LeBlond High School

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Bishop LeBlond High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in St. Joseph, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.

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[edit] Background

Bishop LeBlond High School was established as an all girls school in 1960 by the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, KS. It succeeded the Convent of the Sacred Heart when the Madames of the Sacred Heart withdrew from St. Joseph. It was named after Bishop Charles H. LeBlond, former Bishop of the diocese. [1] In 1970 it became coeducational when the all boys Christian Brothers High School closed.

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ BLHS. Bishop LeBlond At A Glance. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.