legacy After governing the diocese for twenty-three years, Le Blond resigned as Bishop of St. Joseph on August 24, 1956. Following his resignation, the Diocese of St. Joseph was merged with the Diocese of Kansas City to create the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Charles Le Blond died on December 30, 1958, at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri, at age 75. Bishop LeBlond High School in St. Joseph is named in his honor. References 1883 births 1958 deaths People from Celina, Ohio Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Roman Catholic bishops of Saint Joseph 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Catholics from Ohio