Hugh Charles Boyle
Hugh Charles Boyle (born October 8, 1873 in Johnstown , Pennsylvania , USA , † December 22, 1950 in Pittsburgh ) was Bishop of Pittsburgh .
Life
Hugh Charles Boyle attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe . From 1891 Boyle studied Catholic theology and philosophy at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe. He received on 2 July 1898, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Boyle became a curate at St. Aloysius Church in Wilmerding . In 1903 he became secretary to the Bishop of Pittsburgh. Hugh Charles Boyle was pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Homestead from 1916 to 1921 .
On June 16, 1921, Pope Benedict XV appointed him . to the Bishop of Pittsburgh. The bishop emeritus of Pittsburgh, John Francis Regis Canevin , donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Harrisburg , Philip Richard McDevitt , and the Bishop of Altoona , John Joseph McCort .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| John Francis Regis Canevin |
Bishop of Pittsburgh 1921–1950 |
John Francis Dearden |
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| SURNAME | Boyle, Hugh Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Bishop of Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johnstown , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1950 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, USA |