Leo Ferdinand Dworschak

Leo Ferdinand Dworschak (April 6, 1900 – November 5, 1976) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fargo in North Dakota from 1960 to 1970. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1947 to 1960 and as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in South Dakota from 1946 to 1947.

Biography Leo Dworschak was born on April 6, 1900, in Independence, Wisconsin. Leo Dworschak was ordained to the priesthood in Collegeville, Minnesota, for the Diocese of Fargo on May 29, 1926, by Bishop Joseph Francis Busch. On February 23, 1960, Pope John XXIII appointed Dworschak the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fargo.

Pope Paul VI accepted Dworschak's retirement as bishop of Fargo on September 8, 1970 and named him as titular bishop of Meta. Leo Dworschak died in Fargo on November 5, 1976, at age 76.