About Lawrence Joseph Riley
Lived 1914 – 2001 (aged 87). Lawrence Joseph Riley was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Lawrence Joseph Riley (September 6, 1914 – December 2, 2001) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1971 to 1990
Early life Lawrence Riley was born on September 6, 1914, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Riley was ordained to the priesthood at Sacred Heart Church in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1940, for the Archdiocese of Boston by Bishop Richard Cushing.
Retirement and death Riley retired as auxiliary bishop of Boston on January 22, 1990. He died in Boston on December 2, 2001 at age 87. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Massachusetts.
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