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Patrick O'Boyle

His Eminence
Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle
Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Washington
See Washington
Appointed November 29, 1947
Installed January 21, 1948
Term ended March 3, 1973
Predecessor Michael Joseph Curley
Successor William Wakefield Baum
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of S. Nicola in Carcere
Orders
Ordination May 21, 1921
by Patrick Joseph Hayes
Consecration January 14, 1948
by Francis Spellman
Created Cardinal June 26, 1967
by Paul VI
Personal details
Birth name Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle
Born (1896-07-18)July 18, 1896
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died August 10, 1987(1987-08-10) (aged 91)
Washington, D.C.
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Motto STATE IN FIDE
(STEADFAST IN FAITH)
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Styles of
Patrick O'Boyle
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Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Washington

Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle (July 18, 1896 – August 10, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first resident Archbishop of Washington from 1948 to 1973, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.

Patrick O'Boyle was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Michael and Mary (née Muldoon) O'Boyle, who were Irish immigrants. His father was originally from Glenties, County Donegal, and in 1889 came to the United States, where he settled at Bedford, New York. His mother moved to New York City from County Mayo in 1879, and later married O'Boyle in December 1893. Shortly afterwards they moved to Scranton, where Michael became a steelworker; they had a daughter who died during infancy in 1895.

Patrick was baptized two days after his birth at St. Paul's Church in Scranton. Following his father's death in January 1907, he helped support his mother by becoming a paperboy. He dropped out of school in 1910 to purse a full-time career with the Bradstreet Company, but entered St. Thomas College in 1911 upon the orders of a local priest. In addition to his studies, he there served as class librarian and editor of the monthly magazine The Aquinas.


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