John Keily | |
Bishop Of: | Bishop of Plymouth |
Province: | Southwark |
Diocese: | Plymouth |
Enthroned: | 21 April 1911 |
Ended: | 23 September 1928 |
Predecessor: | Charles Maurice Graham |
Successor: | John Patrick Barrett |
Ordination: | 6 May 1877 |
Consecration: | 13 June 1911 |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1854 |
Death Date: | 23 September 1928 (aged 74) |
Nationality: | Irish |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
John Joseph Keily (1854 - 1928) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
The son of Bartholomew and Margaret Keily,[2] he was born on 23 June 1854 in Limerick, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 6 May 1877 before being elevated to the episcopate as Bishop of Plymouth on 21 April 1911, a post he held until his death on 23 September 1928; at the age of 74.[1] He was buried at St Augustine's Priory Cemetery, Plymouth. On 13 December 1998 he was re-interred in the Lady Chapel vault at Plymouth Cathedral.[3]
St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth has a House named after him.