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John Joseph Boardman (1893 - 1978) was an American
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of the
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who served as
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of the
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,
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, and Titular Bishop of Gunela.


Biography

Boardman was born on November 7, 1893, in
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and ordained a parish priest on May 21, 1921, aged 27. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Thomas Molloy. On March 28, 1952, aged 58, he was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and Titular Bishop of Gunela. He received his episcopal consecration on June 11, 1952. In 1959, Bishop Boardman was sent from Holy Name Parish where he was pastor, and appointed as pastor of Our Lady of Angels in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. In October 1977 he retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn and died on July 16, 1978, at the age of 84 as Auxiliary Bishop
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. He was a priest for 57 years and a bishop for 26 years.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boardman, John Joseph 1893 births 1978 deaths 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council Roman Catholic bishops of Brooklyn Catholics from New York (state)