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John Patrick Boles

John Patrick Boles

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John Patrick Boles (January 21, 1930 – October 9, 2014) was an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Nova Sparsa and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts.

Life

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Boles was ordained a priesthood for the Boston Archdiocese on February 2, 1955. On April 14, 1992, Boles was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Boston and was ordained bishop on May 21, 1992. He served as regional bishop for the Central pastoral region of the archdiocese, which was based in Boston and Cambridge. Boles retired on October 12, 2006. He died on October 9, 2014, in Framingham, Massachusetts, aged 84.[1][2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bishop John Patrick Boles [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. [2]
    schaller, george (July 12, 2012). Congregants Of Silence. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781105197628 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "John P. Boles, at 84; educator, auxiliary bishop was compassionate, inspiring - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.


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