Anthony Bolger
Ordained: 1969
In 2013, a plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging that Father Bolger abused him when he was 12 years old at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and St. Anthony School in Kailua, HI. The abuse allegedly occurred from 1978-1981. At that time, Bolger was both an associate pastor at the parish and a teacher at the school. Bolger had been ordained in 1969 for the Diocese of Santa Rosa and worked as a high school chaplain and university instructor in California before being excardinated to the Diocese of Honolulu in the early 1980s. After his assignment at St. Anthony’s, Bolger went on to serve as associate pastor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace and later at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa and the Child Jesus, both in Honolulu. He then became pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church, also in Honolulu. He returned to St. Anthony’s and was also assigned to St. Theresa Church in Kihei prior to his retirement in 2002. He died in 2015.
Father Bolger's Assignments
| Placement | City/State | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ordained for the Diocese of Santa Rosa | 1969 | |
| Excardinated to the Diocese of Honolulu | 1984 | |
| Associate pastor at St. Mary Church and instructor at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA | 1969 | |
| High school chaplain and associate pastor/admin in northern CA | 1970s | |
| Associate pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Kailua, HI and a teacher at the parish school | 1978..81 | |
| Associate pastor of Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace | 1982..84 | |
| Associate pastor of Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, HI | 1984/1985 | |
| Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Honolulu, HI | 1985 | |
| Assignments back at St. Anthony Church in Kailua and St. Theresa Church in Kihei, Maui | 1985..2002 | |
| Retired but retained priestly faculties | 2002 | |
| Died in Tijuana, Mexico | 2015 |
