WASHINGTON—Pope
Francis has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend John Anthony Dooher
from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Boston. Bishop Dooher has
reached the retirement age for bishops of 75.The resignation was publicized in
Washington on June 30, 2018, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio
to the United States.

Most Reverend John
Dooher was born May 3, 1943 in Dorchester, MA. He attended St. John’s Seminary
and was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1969. He was assigned to St.
Francis Xavier Parish in Weymouth and served as chaplains at South Shore
Hospital and the South Weymouth Naval Air Station until 1974.

From 1974 to
1991, Most Reverend Dooher served at St. Augustine Church in South Boston. From 1991 to 1996, Bishop Dooher served at St.
Vincent de Paul Church and Ss. Peter and Paul Church. He was then named pastor
of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Dedham in 1996. On October 12, 2006, Most
Reverend Dooher was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston and Titular Bishop of
Theveste by Pope Benedict XVI.

The Archdiocese of
Boston is comprised of 2,465 square miles in the state of Massachusetts and has
a total population of 4,155,875 of which 1,944,906 or 46.8 percent are Catholic.

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Pope
Francis, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio, Bishop John Dooher,
Archdiocese of Boston.

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops