Leonard Beecher

History
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Richard Heywood
Date	1929
Place	Cathedral of the Highlands, Diocese of Mombasa
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Richard Heywood
Date	1931
Place	Cathedral of the Highlands, Diocese of Mombasa
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Geoffrey Fisher
Co-consecrators	William Wand, Edward Woods, Christopher Chavasse, Bertram Simpson, John Jones, Hugh Gough, George Ingle, Richard Heywood; John Willis; George Wright; William Stanton Jones, and John Mann.
Date	25 July 1950
Place	St Paul's Cathedral, Diocese of London

The Most Reverend

Leonard Beecher

CMG, ARCS, FRAI
The Most Reverend; Leonard Beecher; CMG, ARCS, FRAI
Archbishop of East Africa,; Bishop of Nairobi
	Beecher being blessed by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, after having been installed the first Archbishop of East Africa in 1960, at St Alban's Church, Dar es Salaam
Church	Church of the Province of East Africa
Elected	7 April 1960
Installed	3 August 1960
Retired	3 August 1970
Predecessor	Reginald Crabbe, as Bishop of Mombasa
Successor	Festo Olang', as Archbishop of Kenya; John Sepeku, as Archbishop of Tanzania
Previous post(s)	Mombasa (asst.); IV Mombasa
Personal details
Born	21 May 1906; Deptford, London, United Kingdom
Died	16 December 1987 (aged 81); Nairobi, Republic of Kenya
Spouse	Gladys Sybil Bazett Leakey (m. 1930; died 1982)
Children	3
Education	Imperial College, University of London (BSc, MA); London Day Training College, University of London (Teacher's Certificate); Lambeth Degree (DD)
Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by	Richard Heywood
Date	1929
Place	Cathedral of the Highlands, Diocese of Mombasa
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Richard Heywood
Date	1931
Place	Cathedral of the Highlands, Diocese of Mombasa
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Geoffrey Fisher
Co-consecrators	William Wand, Edward Woods, Christopher Chavasse, Bertram Simpson, John Jones, Hugh Gough, George Ingle, Richard Heywood; John Willis; George Wright; William Stanton Jones, and John Mann.
Date	25 July 1950
Place	St Paul's Cathedral, Diocese of London

Leonard James Beecher CMG, ARCS, FRAI (21 May 1906 – 16 December 1987) was an English-born Anglican archbishop. He was the first archbishop of the Province of East Africa, comprising Kenya and Tanzania, from 1960 to 1970.