Earl Boyea

[1] In 1965, Boyea entered Sacred Heart Seminary High School and College in Detroit, obtaining a bachelor's degree in history.

[1] On May 20, 1978, Boyea was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit by Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch at St. Benedict Church in Waterford, Michigan.

[2] After his 1978 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Boyea as associate pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Monroe, Michigan.

In 1979, Boyea returned to the Gregorian University, obtaining his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1980, with a thesis entitled Christology in Galatians.

On September 13, 2002, he received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Adam Maida, with Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio and Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin serving as co-consecrators.

On September 27, 2019, the diocese released a list of 17 priests who were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors or young adults.

Boyea made this statement:I repeat publicly now what I have said privately and personally to the victim in question:  I am deeply sorry for the Diocese’s past failure and all should know that the allegation would have been handled differently today.