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Leo-Raymond de Neckère C.M. (6 June 1800 – 4 September 1833) was a Belgian-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of New Orleans from 1830 until his death in 1833.Born in Wevelgem West Flanders Leo-Raymond de Neckère studied the classics and philosophy at the College of Roeselare and attended the seminary of Ghent. He accepted an invitation from Bishop Louis Dubourg in 1817 to serve as a missionary in Louisiana United States arriving in September of that year.
