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 seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.

Styles of Raymond James Boland
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	not applicable

He was ordained to the priesthood on June 16, 1957, for the Diocese of Washington. He was appointed Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama on February 2, 1988, and ordained on March 25, 1988. He was appointed Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, on June 22, 1993. Bishop Boland retired May 24, 2005, and currently serves as Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph.

His brother, John Kevin Boland, is the Bishop of Savannah (Georgia)

Preceded by Joseph Gregory Vath	Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama 1988–1993	Succeeded by David Edward Foley
Preceded by John Joseph Sullivan	Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph 1993–2005	Succeeded by Robert William Finn

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• Catholic-Hierarchy.org data