Walter James Edyvean
American Catholic bishop (1938–2019)
Walter James Edyvean (October 18, 1938 – February 2, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church . He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston who served from 2001 to 2014.
Early life and career
Bishop Edyvean was born in Medford , Massachusetts , on October 18, 1938, and was the only child of Walter and Frances Edyvean. He attended local public schools and graduated from high school in 1956.[ 1] Boston College , obtaining a bachelor's degree in English literature in 1960.[ 2] St. John's Seminary before furthering his studies in Rome at the Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University , there earning a baccalaureate (1963) and licentiate in theology (1965). While in Rome, Edyvean was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Reh on December 16, 1964.[ 3]
He was an assistant pastor at St. Joseph Church in Ipswich, Massachusetts from 1965 to 1968, and earned a doctorate in theology after further studies in Rome from 1968 to 1971.[ 2] faculty member of St. John's Seminary from 1971.[ 2] [ 1]
In 1990 he returned to Rome and was named capo ufficio of the Congregation for Catholic Education in the Roman Curia .[ 2] [ 1]
Bishop
On June 29, 2001, Edyvean was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of Aeliae by Pope John Paul II .[ 3] Richard G. Lennon .[ 1] episcopal consecration on the following September 14 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross , Boston from Bernard Cardinal Law , with Bishops Lawrence Riley and William Murphy serving as co-consecrators .[ 3] Regional Bishop of the West Pastoral Region and vicar general of the Archdiocese.[ 1]
Thirteen years to the day after his appointment (June 29, 2014), Pope Francis accepted his retirement as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Boston. He died on February 2, 2019.[ 1]
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Ordinaries Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross Basilicas and shrines
Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston St. Anthony Shrine, Boston St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine Parishes
Holy Name, West Roxbury Holy Trinity, Lowell Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton Sacred Heart, Cambridge St. Albert the Great, Weymouth St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham St. John the Baptist, Salem St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge St. Joseph, Boston St. Leonard, Boston St. Mary, Dedham (History )St. Mary, Milton
St. Mary, Newton St. Mary, Waltham St. Mary, Winchester St. Mary - St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown St. Paul, Cambridge St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea St. Susanna, Dedham Former parishes
Holy Cross, Boston Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston St. Aidan, Brookline St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown St. Joseph, Roxbury St. Mary, Charlestown St. Stephen, Boston Education
Seminaries
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary St. John's Seminary Colleges
Boston College Emmanuel College Labouré College Merrimack College Regis College St. John's Seminary Closed
Marian Court College High schools
Academy of Notre Dame , TyngsboroArlington Catholic High School , ArlingtonAustin Preparatory School , ReadingBishop Fenwick High School , PeabodyBoston College High School , DorchesterCathedral High School , BostonCatholic Memorial School , West RoxburyCentral Catholic High School , LawrenceCristo Rey Boston High School , DorchesterFontbonne Academy , MiltonLowell Catholic High School , LowellMalden Catholic High School , MaldenNewton Country Day School , NewtonNotre Dame Academy , HinghamNotre Dame High School , LawrenceSt. John's Preparatory School , DanversSt. Mary's High School , LynnSaint Sebastian's School , NeedhamUrsuline Academy , DedhamXaverian Brothers High School , WestwoodClosed
Cambridge Matignon School , CambridgeDon Bosco Technical High School , BostonElizabeth Seton Academy , BostonHudson Catholic High School , HudsonMarian High School , FraminghamMount Alvernia High School , NewtonNazareth Academy , WakefieldOur Lady of Nazareth Academy , WakefieldPope John XXIII High School , EverettPresentation of Mary Academy , MethuenSacred Heart High School , KingstonSaint Clement High School , MedfordSaint Joseph Preparatory High School , BostonSt. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School , BostonTrinity Catholic High School , NewtonFormer
Archbishop Williams High School , BraintreeCardinal Spellman High School , Brockton Priests Other
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