HATFIELD, THE RIGHT REVEREND LEONARD F., M.A., D.D. - 81, of Port Greville, Cumberland County died Friday, September, 14, 2001 at Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Port Greville, he was the son of the late Otto and Ada (Tower) Hatfield. Bishop Hatfield pursued his early education in Port Greville and in Amherst. In 1940, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of King's College in Halifax. He was awarded the degree of Master of Arts in 1943 and an honorary doctorate in 1956, both from King's. Bishop Hatfield was ordained priest in 1943, and appointed Priest Assistant at All Saints Cathedral in Halifax. In 1946 he was appointed Rector of Antigonish where he served until appointed Assistant Secretary, Council for Social Service of the Anglican Church of Canada in 1951. Three years later he became the General Secretary of the Council for Social Service. In 1961, he returned to the parish as Rector of Christ Church, Dartmouth. One decade later he became Rector of St. John's Church, Truro. In 1969, he had also been appointed Canon of All Saints Cathedral. In 1976 he was elected the Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and in January, 1980 was installed as Bishop of Nova Scotia. In 1984 he retired from this position. During his long and outstanding career, Bishop Hatfield has served both church and community with distinction. Within the Diocese of Nova Scotia he served as Chairman of the Diocesan Council, Chairman of the Corporation of the Anglican Diocesan Centre, Chairman of the King's College Board of Governors and numerous other committees. He has been extremely active at the national level of the Anglican Church of Canada serving variously on the Program Committee of the General Synod, the Unit of Public Social Responsibility, the Anglican Consultative Council and in 1980 represented his denomination at the International Bishop's Seminar in Rome. He was also Organizing Secretary of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund and convened the Primate's Task Force on the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood. One of his major concerns throughout his ministry was the ecumenical movement and inter-church cooperation. Such concerns were served by his membership on the Council of the Churches on Justice and Corrections, various committees of the World Council of Churches and his leadership in the Vanier Institute of the Family. Bishop Hatfield served on the Board of Governors of Atlantic School of Theology, was a member of the local Committee of Ten exploring union between the Anglican and United Churches and served as President of the ecumenical agency, the Institute of Pastoral Training. Bishop Hatfield is survived by his step-mother, Isabel Hatfield, Parrsboro; sisters, Constance Vitali, and her husband, Jack, of New Westminster, British Columbia; Jessie Crosby, and her husband, Harold, Halifax; Mary Trefry, and her husband, Cedric, Port Greville; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Ellen and Anna. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Fox River, Archbishop Arthur G. Peters and Rev. Robert Richmond officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. A Diocesan Service will be held in All Saints Cathedral, Halifax at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Fox River. Arrangements entrusted to Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro.