Raymond James Boland

Raymond James Boland (February 8, 1932 – February 27, 2014) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama from 1988 to 1993 and the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph in Missouri from 1993 to 2005.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Raymond James Boland
Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph
SeeDiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
PredecessorJohn Joseph Sullivan
SuccessorRobert William Finn
Orders
OrdinationJune 16, 1957
by Denis J. Moynihan
ConsecrationMarch 25, 1988
by Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Personal details
BornFebruary 8, 1932,
County Cork, Ireland
DiedFebruary 27, 2014(2014-02-27) (aged 82)
County Cork, Ireland
EducationAll Hallows College
University College Dublin
Styles of
Raymond Boland
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Biography

Early life

Raymond Boland was born in Cork County, Ireland, on February 8, 1932. [1] He received his early education from the Christian Brothers in Cork. He trained at All Hallows College (Dublin) as a missionary priest, while also taking a degree at University College Dublin.

Boland was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Denis J. Moynihan on June 16, 1957, for the Archdiocese of Washington. Boland was the pastor of Saint Hugh of Grenoble Parish in Greenbelt, Maryland,[2] from 1970 to 1973.

Bishop of Birmingham

Boland was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham on February 2, 1988, by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on March 25, 1988, by Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb.[1]

Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph

Boland was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph on June 22, 1993, by John Paul II.[1]

The Vatican accepted Boland's request for retirement as bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph on May 24, 2005. Boland died on February 27, 2014, in Cork, Ireland.[1] One of his brothers, John Kevin Boland, was the Bishop of Savannah, Georgia.[3][4]

References
  1. "Bishop Raymond James Boland [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "Saint Hugh of Grenoble Church". archive.sthughofgrenoble.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. "THE MOST REVEREND JOHN KEVIN BOLAND, D.D." Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Bishop John Kevin Boland [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

Episcopal succession
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