John Keily Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Joseph Keily . Catholic Hierarchy . 2009-06-20.
  2. "Keily, John", Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U198707 accessed 13 March 2011
  3. Web site: Past Bishops. 2020-10-21. Diocese of Plymouth. en-GB.