Patrick O'Boyle
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Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle (1896 - August 10, 1987) was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington DC, serving from 1948 through 1973.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, O'Boyle became a New York priest in 1921
Known for his opposition to racism, he led the way to desegregation of the American school system by racially-integrating the Catholic schools of Washington years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional.
He was buried in the cemetery of the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle