Leonard Anthony Boyle (30 November 1930 – 1 June 2016) was a New Zealand bishop. He was the fifth Catholic

Bishop of Dunedin The Diocese of Dunedin is one of the thirteen dioceses and ''hui amorangi'' (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The diocese covers the same area as the provinces of Otago and Southland in the South ...

from 1985 to 2005.Emeritus Bishop Len Boyle dies 1 June 2016, Catholic Diocese of Dunedin
(Retrieved 3 June 2016) Boyle was born in Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand, on 30 November 1930 and was educated at

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convent schools in Nightcaps and Winton. He received his secondary education at

St Kevin's College, Oamaru ('To Do and To Teach') , established = 6 February 1927; years ago , type = Integrated co-educational secondary , affiliations = Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, Dominican Sisters , founder ...

, before training for ordination at

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and Holy Cross College in

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. He was ordained as a priest in Winton on 30 June 1961. He held appointments as

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at St Patrick's Basilica, South Dunedin (1961–1964) (where he encouraged the

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devotionsL A Boyle, Bishop of Dunedin, ''St Patrick's Basilica Centennial 1894-1994'', p. 3.) and Georgetown,

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(1964–1970). He was parish priest in South Dunedin (1970–1972) and at St. Mary's Basilica, Invercargill (1972–1983). He was appointed

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bishop for the Dunedin diocese on 27 January 1983 and was ordained as a bishop at Dunedin's town hall on 3 May 1983. He succeeded to the see on the death of his predecessor, John Kavanagh, on 10 July 1985. Boyle retired on 24 May 2004. He was succeeded by

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References

External links

The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, ''Most Reverend Leonard Boyle''
(Retrieved 18 January 2011)

(Retrieved 18 January 2011) 1930 births 2016 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Zealand 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in New Zealand People educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru People from Nightcaps, New Zealand Roman Catholic bishops of Dunedin Holy Name Seminary alumni Holy Cross College, New Zealand alumni {{NewZealand-RC-bishop-stub