RESUME FOR MOST REV. EARL BOYEA
FIFTH BISHOP OF LANSING
2008
Born April 10, 1951, the first of ten children to Earl and Helen Boyea, Sr., in Pontiac, Michigan. Raised in Waterford and attended Our Lady of the Lakes Parish in Waterford and the parish school from third through eighth grades. Attended Sacred Heart Seminary High School and College, 1965-1973; the North American College and the Gregorian University in Rome, 1973-1977, 1979-80. Ordained a priest on May 20, 1978. Named a prelate of honor to His Holiness, Jan. 18, 2000, named auxiliary bishop of Detroit and titular bishop of Siccenna, July 22, 2002, and ordained a bishop on Sept. 13, 2002. Appointed fifth bishop of Lansing, Feb. 27, 2008, to be installed April 29, 2008.
EDUCATION
B.A. in History, Sacred Heart Seminary, 1973.
S.T.B., Gregorian University, Rome, 1976.
S.T.L. in Biblical Theology, Gregorian University, Rome, 1980.
Thesis: "Christology in Galatians."
M.A. in American History, Wayne State University, 1984.
Thesis: "John Samuel Foley, Third Bishop of Detroit: His Ecclesiastical Conflicts in the Diocese of Detroit, 1888-1900."
Ph.D. in Church History, The Catholic University of America, 1987.
Dissertation: "The National Catholic Welfare Conference: An Experience in Episcopal Leadership, 1935-1945."
PRESENT POSITION
Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing
Member of the USCCB Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, 2008-.
 PASTORAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Regional Auxiliary Bishop for the Northeast Region, 2003-2008.
Regional Auxiliary Bishop for the South Region, 2002-2003.
Member of the USCCB Committee on Priestly Formation, 2006-2007.
Member of the USCCB Committee for the revision of the Program of Priestly Formation (fifth edition), 2002-2006.
Weekend Assistant, St. Mary Parish, German Village, Columbus, Ohio, 2001-2002.
Member of the Academic Concerns Committee, Board of Trustees of Madonna University, 1994-2000.
Member of the Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council, 1990-1991.
Chaplain, Camp Sancta Maria, Gaylord, Summers, 1988-1999.
Weekend Assistant, Sacred Heart Parish, Auburn Hills, 1990-1999.
Weekend Assistant, Holy Family Parish, Novi, 1988-1990.
Weekend Assistant, St. Joseph Parish, Lake Orion, 1987-1988.
Temporary Administrator, St. Christine Parish, Detroit, 1986.
Associate Pastor, St. Timothy Parish, Trenton, 1980-1884.
Associate Pastor, St. Michael Parish, Monroe, 1978-1979.
Deacon, St. Benedict Parish, Pontiac, 1977-1978.
PUBLICATIONS
"Father Kolasinski and the Church of Detroit." The Catholic Historical Review LXXIV (July 1988) :420-439.
"The Father Kennedy Case." Gothic 63 (1988) :40-41.
"The North Dorr Church Property Dispute." Michigan Historical Review 16 (Fall 1990) :75-90.
“The Reverend Charles Coughlin and the Church: the Gallagher Years, 1930-1937.” The Catholic Historical Review 81 (April 1995):211-225.
“Dearden, John Francis.” New Catholic Encyclopedia 19:101-103 (1996).
“De Rémur, Simon Bruté,” “Michigan, Catholic Church In,” “Purcell, John Baptist (1783-1883),” “Rese, Frederic (1791-1871),” and “Richard, Gabriel.” Encyclopedia of American Catholic History. Michael Glazier Press, 1997.
“Brownson, Henry Francis,” [vol. 3] and “Ready, Michael Joseph” [vol. 18]. American National Biography, eds. John A Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
“Archbishop Edward Mooney and the Reverend Charles Coughlin’s Anti-Semitism, 1938-1940,” in Building the Church in America: Studies in Honor of Monsignor Robert F. Trisco on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1999, pp. 196-211.
“Another Face of the Priesthood.” First Things (February 2001):31-34.
“Detroit, Archdiocese of,” “Michigan, Catholic Church in,” and “Wisconsin, Catholic Church in.” New Catholic Encyclopedia Second Edition. 2003.
Review of "Assumption Grotto Parish: 150 Years of Faith, 1832-1982," in Catholic Historical Review LXXI (April 1985) :302.
Review of "Seasons of Grace: A History of the Archdiocese of Detroit," in Catholic Historical Review LXXVII (April 1991) :336-7.
Review of "The Polish Experience in Detroit," by Joseph A. Wytrwal, in Catholic Historical Review LXXIX (April 1993) :367-8.
Review of “Changing Witness: Catholic Bishops and Public Policy, 1917-1994,” by Michael Warner, in Catholic Historical Review LXXXIII (January 1997): 146-147.
Review of “For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925,” in Catholic Historical Review LXXXV (April 1999):322-323.
Review of “Edward Sorin,” by Marvin R. O’Connell, in Catholic Historical Review
L XXXIX (April 2003):340-342.
Review of “A Vision, A Voice, A Presence: A History of the First Forty Years of the Michigan Catholic Conference,” by Maxine Kollasch, in Catholic Historical Review XCIII (2007).
Editor of the North Central Association Self-Study Report, March 1994.
Editor of the United States Catholic Conference Self-Study Report, March 1995.
Editor of the Association of Theological Schools Self-Study Report, March 1996.
Editor of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Seminary Visitation Report, March 1998.
AWARD AND GRANTS
The Bishop Thomas Shahan Prize for Excellence in the Study of Church History, The Catholic University of America, 1987.
Who’s Who in the Midwest, since 1993
COURSES TAUGHT
Early Medieval History
Medieval Church History
Modern European Catholic History
American Catholic History
History of Catholicism in Michigan
Introduction to the New Testament
Introduction to the Old Testament
The Book of Revelation
Scriptural Methodology
History of Detroit
Catholic Church Architecture in Detroit
The Bishops of Rome and the Petrine Ministry
History of the Church in the Third World
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Catholic Biblical Association
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
American Catholic Historical Association
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, September 2002-April 2008.
Rector/President of the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, and Professor of Church History and Scripture, February 2000-August 2002.
Dean of Studies of Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan, 1990-2000.
Professor of Church History and Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1987-2000.
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Diocese of Lansing
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