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Father Gregory Boyle, founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, is an acknowledged expert on gangs, intervention and re-entry....
Greg Boyle
American Jesuit priest
Gregory Joseph Boyle (born May 19, 1954) is an American Catholic priest of the Jesuit order.
As the founder and CEO of Homeboy Industries, Father Gregory Boyle has dedicated his life to helping LA's most marginalized individuals find.
He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles.
Early life and education
Boyle was born in Los Angeles,[2] and is one of eight siblings born to Kathleen and Bernie Boyle.
He attended Loyola High School and, upon graduating in 1972, entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Boyle was ordained a priest in 1984.[3]
He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and English from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, a master's degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree from the Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Master of Sacred Theology degree from the Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, California.