Raymond James Boland
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Raymond James Boland, born February 8, 1932, in Ireland
, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop
of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
and the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1957, for the Archdiocese of Washington
. He was appointed Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
on February 2, 1988, and consecrated on March 25, 1988. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
on June 22, 1993. The Vatican accepted Bishop Boland's request for retirement on May 24, 2005. He currently serves as Bishop Emeritus of the diocese.
After reports indicated that the death rate of priests from AIDS is at least four times that of the general population, bishop Raymond Boland asserted that the AIDS deaths show that priests are human.
His brother, John Kevin Boland
, was the Bishop of Savannah
(Georgia)
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, was the second Roman Catholic Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from the Archdiocese of Mobile...
and the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on September 10, 1880, as the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. ...
.
He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1957, for the Archdiocese of Washington
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It comprises the District of Columbia and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and Saint Mary's counties in the state of Maryland....
. He was appointed Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church that encompasses the northern 39 counties of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was erected on December 9, 1969, when it was split from the Archdiocese of Mobile...
on February 2, 1988, and consecrated on March 25, 1988. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Missouri in the United States, erected on September 10, 1880, as the Diocese of Kansas City, with territories taken from the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. ...
on June 22, 1993. The Vatican accepted Bishop Boland's request for retirement on May 24, 2005. He currently serves as Bishop Emeritus of the diocese.
After reports indicated that the death rate of priests from AIDS is at least four times that of the general population, bishop Raymond Boland asserted that the AIDS deaths show that priests are human.
His brother, John Kevin Boland
J. Kevin Boland
J. Kevin Boland is an Irish-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, and he was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah in the United States.-Early history:...
, was the Bishop of Savannah
Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southern United States comprising the southern counties of the state of Georgia...
(Georgia)