Raymond James Boland


Raymond James Boland
Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph
SeeDiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph
In office1993 to 2005
PredecessorJohn Joseph Sullivan
SuccessorRobert William Finn
Previous postBishop of Birmingham in Alabama (1988 to 1993)
Orders
OrdinationJune 16, 1957
by Denis J. Moynihan
ConsecrationMarch 25, 1988
by Oscar Hugh Lipscomb
Personal details
BornFebruary 8, 1932,
County Cork, Ireland
DiedFebruary 27, 2014(2014-02-27) (aged 82)
County Cork
EducationAll Hallows College
University College Dublin
MottoEuntes docete omnes gentes
(Go therefore and make disciples of all nations)
Styles of
Raymond Boland
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Raymond James Boland (February 8, 1932 – February 27, 2014) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama from 1988 to 1993 and the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph in Missouri from 1993 to 2005.