John Joseph Keily

Deceased Person

1854 – 1928

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Who was John Joseph Keily?

John Joseph Keily was an Irish clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church.

The son of Bartholomew and Margaret Keily, he was born on 23 June 1854 in Limerick, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 6 May 1877 before being elevated to the episcopy as Bishop of Plymouth on 21 April 1911, a post he held until his death on 23 September 1928.

St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth has a House named after him.

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Born
Jun 23, 1854
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Sep 23, 1928

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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