John Patrick Boles

John Patrick Boles was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Boston|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

Priesthood

Boles was ordained to the priesthood in Boston at the Cathedral of the [Holy Cross (Boston)|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.
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.

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.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.