Leopold Frade
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| Denomination | Episcopal Church in the United States of America |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida |
| Title | III Bishop of Southeast Florida |
| Period in office | 2000- |
| Consecration | 1984 |
| Predecessor | Calvin O. Schofield, Jr. |
| Successor | IV Bishop of Southeast Florida |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 1977 |
| Previous post | Bishop of Honduras 1984-2000 |
| Personal | |
| 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[1], who were devout Methodists.[2]
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[edit] Education
Leopold Frade, attended Candler College, a Methodist school in Cuba and received a B.L. in 1960,[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
[edit] Honorary degrees
Leopold Frade has received the following honorary degrees:[7]
- 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
[edit] 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.[8]
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.[9]
| Preceded by Calvin O. Schofield, Jr. |
3rd Bishop of Southeast Florida 2000 – present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] Family
Leopold Frade married Diana Dillenberger on December 22, 1987.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
- ^ Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
- ^ Episcopal Clerical Directory, 2005 New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, pp. 299-300
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