Thomas A. Boland

Styles of Thomas Aloysius Boland
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Thomas Aloysius Boland (February 17, 1896—March 16, 1979) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Newark from 1952 to 1974, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Newark (1940–47) and Bishop of Paterson (1947-52).

Thomas Boland was born in Orange, New Jersey, to John Peter and Ellen Agnes (née O'Rourke) Boland. He received his early education at the St. John's School the parish school of St. John the Evangelist Church He then attended St. Francis Xavier High School in New York City. He founded Paramus Catholic High School in 1965.

In 1915, Boland enrolled at Seton Hall College in South Orange. He graduated from Seton Hall in 1919 as valedictorian of his class. He then began his studies for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical Urbaniana University.

On December 23, 1922, Boland was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Following his return to New Jersey, he was first assigned as a curate at St. Catherine's Church in Hillside. He also served at St. Mary's Church in Nutley. In addition to his pastoral duties, he taught Sacred Scripture and classical languages at Seton Hall Preparatory School and Seton Hall College.