Raymond W. Lessard

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Raymond William Lessard
Bishop of Savannah
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Savannah
PredecessorGerard Louis Frey
SuccessorJohn Kevin Boland
Orders
OrdinationDecember 16, 1956
by Martin John O’Connor
ConsecrationApril 27, 1973
by Thomas Donnellan
Personal details
BornDecember 21, 1930
Grafton, North Dakota, US
DiedJanuary 3, 2016(2016-01-03) (aged 85)
Boynton Beach, Florida, US
EducationSt. Paul Seminary
Styles of
Raymond Lessard
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Posthumous stylenot applicable

Raymond William Lessard (December 21, 1930 – January 3, 2016) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the 12th bishop of the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia from 1973 to 1995.

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