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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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  1. ^ a b "John Joseph Keily". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  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. ^ "Past Bishops". Diocese of Plymouth. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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