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John Joseph Boardman

American prelate

John Joseph Boardman
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
In office	1952-1977
Orders
Ordination	May 21, 1921
Consecration	June 11, 1952
Personal details
Born	(1893-11-07)November 7, 1893 Brooklyn
Died	July 16, 1978(1978-07-16) (aged 84)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

John Joseph Boardman (1893 - 1978) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, and Titular Bishop of Gunela.^[1]

Biography

Boardman was born on November 7, 1893, in Brooklyn 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.^[1] 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 Emeritus.

He was a priest for 57 years and a bishop for 26 years.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bishop Boardman of Brooklyn Dead". New York Times. July 19, 1978. p. 2. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn 1952–1977	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Bishops

Ordinaries: John Loughlin; Charles Edward McDonnell; Thomas Edmund Molloy; Bryan Joseph McEntegart; Francis Mugavero; Thomas Vose Daily; Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio; Robert J. Brennan

Auxiliary bishops: Gerald Barbarito; Anthony Bevilacqua; John Joseph Boardman; Frank Joseph Caggiano; Ignatius Anthony Catanello; Raymond Francis Chappetto; Octavio Cisneros; Joseph Peter Michael Denning; Raymond Augustine Kearney; Charles Richard Mulrooney; George Mundelein; Edmund Joseph Reilly; Paul Robert Sanchez; Guy Sansaricq; John J. Snyder; Joseph Michael Sullivan; René Arnold Valero

Bishops who served as priests in the diocese: Vincent DePaul Breen; Edward Bernard Scharfenberger

Churches

List: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Cathedral: Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Brooklyn

Co-cathedral: Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Brooklyn

Basilicas: Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn; Basilica of Regina Pacis, Brooklyn

Parishes: Church of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Blaise, Brooklyn; Church of the Holy Innocents, Brooklyn; Holy Cross Church, Queens; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Queens; Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Our Lady of Victory Church, Brooklyn; Queen of All Saints Church, Brooklyn; St. Adalbert, Queens; St. Barbara's Church, Brooklyn; Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Church, Queens; Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church, Brooklyn; St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn; St. Sebastian Church, Queens; St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Queens; Transfiguration, Queens; St. Matthias Church, Queens