John Patrick Boles
John Patrick Boles | |
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| Church | |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 2, 1955 by Richard Cushing |
| Consecration | May 21, 1992 by Bernard Law |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1930 |
| Died | October 9, 2014 (aged 84) Framingham, Massachusetts, US |
| Education | St. John's Seminary Boston College |
| Motto | That all may be one |
John Patrick Boles (January 21, 1930 – October 9, 2014) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1992 to 2006.
Early life
John Boles was born on January 21, 1930, in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1947 from the St. Sebastian's Country Day School in Newton, Massachusetts. Deciding to become a priest, Boles entered St. John's Seminaryi7n Boston[1]
Priesthood
Boles was ordained to the priesthood in Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the Archdiocese of Boston on February 2, 1955, by Cardinal Richard Cushing. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Boles as an assistant pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Medfield, Massachusetts. He was appointed to the faculty of St. Sebastian's in 1957. Boles received a Doctor of Education degree from Boston College in 1965. The next year, he was appointed headmaster of St. Sebastian.[1]
In 1972, Boles was appointed as director of education for the archdiocese. He was named in 1974 as pastor of St. Paul Parish in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as senior chaplain for Harvard University and Radcliffe College.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
On April 14, 1992, Boles was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Boston and titular bishop of Nova Sparsa by Pope John Paul II. Boles was consecrated on May 21, 1992, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross by Cardinal Bernard Law.[2]Boles served as regional bishop for the Central pastoral region of the archdiocese, based in Boston and Cambridge.
Retirement and death
Boles retired as auxiliary bishop of Boston on October 12, 2006. He died on October 9, 2014, in Framingham, Massachusetts, aged 84.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Most Reverend Bishop John P. Boles". Brown & Hickey Funeral Home and Cremation. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bishop John Patrick Boles [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
- ^ schaller, george (July 12, 2012). Congregants Of Silence. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105197628 – via Google Books.
- ^ "John P. Boles, at 84; educator, auxiliary bishop was compassionate, inspiring - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.