Ernest Bertrand Boland Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Ernest Bertrand Boland
Bishop Emeritus of Multan
Church:Roman Catholic
Archdiocese:Lahore
Diocese:Multan
Appointed:May 17, 1966
Enthroned:July 25, 1966
Ended:October 20, 1984
Predecessor:Aloysius Louis Scheerer
Successor:Patras Yusaf
Ordination:June 9, 1955
Ordained By:Jerome Hannan
Consecration:July 25, 1966
Consecrated By:Russell McVinney, Bernard Matthew Kelly and Fulton J. Sheen
Birth Date:July 10, 1925
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Death Place:Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Motto:Household of God
Ernest Bertrand Boland
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Ernest Bertrand Boland OP (July 10, 1925 – May 28, 2023) was an American Roman Catholic 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 and References

  1. Web site: Most Reverend Ernest B. Boland, O.P., D.D. - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island - Providence, RI. dioceseofprovidence.org. 2017-08-15.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Multan, Pakistan. gcatholic.org. 2017-08-15.
  3. News: Rest in Peace Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., D.D. . 31 May 2023 . Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence . 30 May 2023.