Biography

1955 - Born on December 17th in Puerto Nare, Antioquia, Colombia [South America]. Father Name: Francisco Antonio. Mother Name: Zoraida. He had 24 brothers and 4 sisters. Canadian Citizen. Founder of the Latin-American Anglican Church (Catholic Church Anglican Tradition). He is Anglican Monk single man from Misioneros Anglicanos de San Lorenzo. He have Full InterCommunion with The Conservative Anglican Church of North America. He is member of The Orthodox Anglican Communion.


Early life:

"Leomas" was born in Puerto Nare, Antioquia, Colombia and after attending Elementary Schools in Barrancabermeja, Santander, Colombia [Local Schools Concentración Escolar José Antonio Galán on December 12, 1965] He went to Colegio Diego Hernandez de Gallegos of The City of Barrancabermeja and Externado Nacional CamiloTorres 'Secondary School' in Bogotá (Colombia Capital City). He finishes secondary School on December 5, 1976]. He went to the University and he studied Spanish Literature, Business Administration, Philosophy and Theology and classical Literature. In 1978 received a Bachelor degree in Spanish Literature. In 1980 Bachelor degree in Business Administration. In 1984 Bachelor degree in Philosophy and in 1987 Bachelor degree in Theology. He writes his first poem in 1962. He published his first drama libretto in 1983. He was ordered as Deacon on August 7, 1988. He was ordered as Priest on December 8, 1988, for the Anglican Orthodox Church of England. On July 21, 1997, he was ordered ‘sub-conditione’ as Priest from The Anglican Church in America by Bishop Juan Bautista Garcia-Germain from Puerto Rico Republic).

 He in city of Bogotá, he was professor of The Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano and he was teacher various secondary schools [Liceo Fernandez Madrid de Madrid, Liceo Militar Fernandez Madrid de Cajicá, Colegio Franciscano del Virrey Solis, Instituto Colombiano de Bachillerato, Instituto Cemoden, Colegio Coonal de la Cooperative de Transportadores La Nacional, Instituto Ciudad del Niño, Ciudad de la Niña, Colegio Inglaterra Real de Cali, Liceo Pichincha de Cali, Colegio Cajasan, Colegio Militar Juan José Rondon, Colegio Distrital de La Merced, Colegio Departamental La Merced, Normal Departamental de Señoritas de Mosquera, Cundinamarca, Normal de Señoritas La Ceja Antioquia, Seminario Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro, Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro de Fontibón, Seminario Vocacional de Tuta, Boyacá,  Colegio Nacional de Simití, Bolivar, Instituto Colombo-Hispano de Bucaramanga and Colegio Boyacá].
 

He was like advisory Drama and Communications professor of students of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, Universidad Nacional de Colombia de Bogotá, Universidad Distrital de Bogotá, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Universidad de La Sabana de Bogotá and Universidad de Los Andes de Bogotá. When Leonardo was very young man he was actor and Drama Director for many drama groups [Theater] in different places in Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela. He was actor of radio, television and cinema. He was a dancer with excellent successes.
 
On August 3, 2002, he went to City of Houston, Texas, United States like professor of The Houston Graduate School of Theology and Philosophy [Religious Worker Letter Invitation from Reverend Espiridium Elizondo]. In 2002 Embassy of The United States from Colombia, it's gave to him Religious Visa [R1] as Priest for 5 years. In 2008  Embassy of The United States from Toronto, Canada, it's give to him new and renovation Religious Visa [R1] for many years.

On June 15, 2003 in City of Huntington Beach, California, United States, he was consecrate as The First Anglican Bishop of Americas Territories by Archbishops  [Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite], [Old Catholic Church Orthodox Rite] and [Hispanic Catholic Church Byzantine Rite].

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He was elevated as Archbishop on July 21, 2005 in City of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, by The Catholic Gallican Church of Canada (Bishop Gilles Tremblay, Bishop Gaston Morneau and Bishop Patrick Leone).


He was like Visitor Missionary in:

USA: 2002/2008/2009.

Guatemala: 2003/2004

Tokio/Japon: 2003.

Mexico: 2006/2007/2008.

Perú: 2007

Venezuela: 2008.