The Good Shepherd: The Life of Bishop Len Boyle. By Claire Ramsay. SIGNED BY LEN BOYLE.

The Good Shepherd: The Life of Bishop Len Boyle. By Claire Ramsay. SIGNED BY LEN BOYLE. With gift inscription to previous owner.

Published by author 2012, First Edition. Softback very good condition, minor edge/corner wear. 144 pages with photos.

One of the highlights of the Boyle family reunion in Invercargill was the launching of a biography of Emeritus Bishop Len Boyle called The Good Shepherd, the book was written by Claire Ramsay. It details the life story of Bishop Len, a Nightcaps boy who was a farmer, freezing worker and shearer before entering the Holy Cross seminary at Mosgiel to study for the priesthood. He decided to dedicate his life to God and was ordained a priest at St Thomas Church, Winton in 1961, aged 31.