Mary Matthew Doyle (1870–1960) was a Roman Catholic nun and religious leader who was the co-founder and first president of Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.
She first taught at St. Mary Academy – Bay View until 1910 when she returned to St. Xavier's Convent.
In 1929 the Sisters of Mercy in Rhode Island formed the Province of Providence and elected Mary Doyle as the first Mother Provincial serving until 1948.
[3][4][5] As Mother Provincial for the Sisters of Mercy, Doyle co-founded Salve Regina College and served in various positions including as a first incorporator, First Vice-President, First Vice-Chairman, member of the Board of Directors, and first President starting in 1947.
Doyle began to suffer an illness in 1950, but she lived until 1960, when she died at Mount St. Rita Convent.