Rev. Leonard Podlewski

Rev. Leonard Podlewski came to the United States with his father at the age of 9. He studied for the priesthood at SS Cyril & Methodius Seminary at Orchard Lake, Michigan, and at St. Bernard Seminary in Rochester, New York. He was ordained for the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, in 1904.After serving as assistant pastor of Annunciation and St. Stani-slaus parishes in Buffalo, he was appointed Pastor of Transfig-uration Church in Olean. Later he also served at Holy Cross in Salamanca, St. Barbara in Lackawanna and Sacred Heart in Bat-avia. In 1929 he was appointed chaplain of the Felician Sisters convent at Villa Maria, where he died at the age of 52.Father Podlewski was a talented preacher and prominent clergy-man in the Polish community. Born June 19, 1880 in PolandDied May 25, 1933 in Buffalo, New York- Rev. Charles Zadora

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