John Anthony Dooher
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Anthony Dooher |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Theveste |
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| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Appointed | October 12, 2006 |
| Installed | December 12, 2006 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Theveste |
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| Ordination | May 21, 1969 |
| Consecration | December 12, 2006 by Seán Patrick O'Malley, Francis Xavier Irwin, and Walter James Edyvean |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 3, 1943 Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Motto | COME FOLLOW ME |
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Styles of John Anthony Dooher |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Anthony Dooher (born May 3, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
John Dooher was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Irish immigrants Anthony (Tony) and Brigid (Patsy) Dooher. One of four children, he has two brothers, Francis and Terence, and one sister, Kathleen. Following the death of his aunt, many of his cousins moved in with his family. He had several priests in his family.
He was inspired as a young man by Fr. Mortimer Gavin, who founded the Boston Labor Guild. He studied at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 and a Master's in Divinity in 1969.
Dooher was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1969, and then served as associate pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in Weymouth and chaplain at South Shore Hospital and South Weymouth Naval Air Station until 1974. From 1974 to 1991, he served at St. Augustine Church in South Boston. During this period, he was also President of the Priests' Senate (1978–1982) and Director of the Office of Spiritual Development (1982–1991).
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