Religion
- Last Updated on Friday, 31 May 2013 21:19
By Paul Chasko
Father Robert Boyle at 81 years young celebrated his golden jubilee as an ordained priest at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Finleyville, Pa.
Father Robert Boyle at 81 years young celebrated his golden jubilee as an ordained priest at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Finleyville, Pa.
 Father Robert Boyle enjoying his Juilee Dinner
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He celebrated Mass assisted by Father Richard P. Tusky (Senior Parochial Vicar), Deacon Victor P. Satter and several visiting priests. St. Francis Church was packed to near-capacity with parishioners, friends and relations wishing to take part in Father Boyle’s Anniversary Mass. After the Mass a crowd of 420 plus attended his anniversary dinner in St. Francis’ Finley Hall.
Father Boyle was born in Pittsburgh and attended St. Basil School and High School in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. He was ordained on May 4, 1963. He served several Parishes In the Pittsburgh area up to June of 1969 when he joined the Society of St. James and served as a Missionary Priest in Chimbote, Peru. He served there from June 1969 to June 1974. Returning to the Pittsburgh area, he held posts in Mt. Lebanon, Monroeville and Bellevue while serving as Chaplain for Suburban General Hospital.
He was named pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Finleyville in January of 2000 and held that post until 2006 when he was appointed Parish Administrator (It seems there is a maximum age to hold the post of Pastor). He’s served as Administrator at St. Francis for 13 busy years. In the same period he served as Administrator of St. Isaac Jogues Parish in Jefferson Hills, and was Chaplain for the Jefferson Hills Regional Medical Center and Mon Valley Hospital. Not content with that busy schedule he took on the task of administrating the building of a new Church on grounds donated to the church many years ago by the Finley family.
There’s been a bit of wear and tear on Father’s well-used frame that’s resulted in some hospital time, but, he’s back with us now and a comment he made recently pretty much sums up his positive attitude. “I have no plans to retire. I intend to work till I can’t minister anymore.”
Father Boyle was born in Pittsburgh and attended St. Basil School and High School in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. He was ordained on May 4, 1963. He served several Parishes In the Pittsburgh area up to June of 1969 when he joined the Society of St. James and served as a Missionary Priest in Chimbote, Peru. He served there from June 1969 to June 1974. Returning to the Pittsburgh area, he held posts in Mt. Lebanon, Monroeville and Bellevue while serving as Chaplain for Suburban General Hospital.
He was named pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Finleyville in January of 2000 and held that post until 2006 when he was appointed Parish Administrator (It seems there is a maximum age to hold the post of Pastor). He’s served as Administrator at St. Francis for 13 busy years. In the same period he served as Administrator of St. Isaac Jogues Parish in Jefferson Hills, and was Chaplain for the Jefferson Hills Regional Medical Center and Mon Valley Hospital. Not content with that busy schedule he took on the task of administrating the building of a new Church on grounds donated to the church many years ago by the Finley family.
There’s been a bit of wear and tear on Father’s well-used frame that’s resulted in some hospital time, but, he’s back with us now and a comment he made recently pretty much sums up his positive attitude. “I have no plans to retire. I intend to work till I can’t minister anymore.”
