Ernest Bertrand Boland OP (July 10, 1925 – May 28, 2023) was an American Roman Catholic bishop.
Ernest Bertrand Boland | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Multan | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Lahore |
| Diocese | Multan |
| Appointed | May 17, 1966 |
| Installed | July 25, 1966 |
| Term ended | October 20, 1984 |
| Predecessor | Aloysius Louis Scheerer |
| Successor | Patras Yusaf |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 9, 1955 by Jerome Hannan |
| Consecration | July 25, 1966 by Russell McVinney, Bernard Matthew Kelly and Fulton J. Sheen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1925 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | May 28, 2023 (aged 97) Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Motto | Household of God |
| Styles of Ernest Bertrand Boland | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Boland was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Boland went to Providence College and joined the Dominican order in 1949. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 1955. He was a high school teacher in Columbus, Ohio. He was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Multan, Pakistan and was consecrated on May 17, 1966. Boland served as bishop of the Multan Diocese until 1984. He had lived at Providence College since 1995 and had assisted the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.[1][2]
Boland died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on May 28, 2023, at the age of 97.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "Most Reverend Ernest B. Boland, O.P., D.D. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island - Providence, RI". dioceseofprovidence.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Diocese of Multan, Pakistan". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ^ "Rest in Peace Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., D.D." Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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