James Keefe
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Dr. James Keefe the founder of St. Patrick's, Carlow College
, was Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
for over 35 years (1752-1787). He lived most of his time at Tullow
, Co. Carlow.
Aged over 80 he was charged with the setting up of Carlow College in 1782, Following the passing of Luke Gardiner’s Act of relief of some penal laws regarding Catholic education in 1782.
He was preceded by Bishop James Gallagher in 1737 and succeeded by Bishop Daniel Delany in 1787, who was his co-adjutor Bishop and also helped in the foundation of Carlow College.
St. Patrick's, Carlow College
St Patrick's, Carlow College, founded in 1782 by Dr James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor Bishop Daniel Delany, and opened in 1793, is a college in Carlow, Ireland. Initially he attempted to open a seminary in Tullow, but instead took out a 999 year...
, was Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, one of the suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese of Dublin. The episcopal title takes its name from the towns of Kildare and Old Leighlin in the province of Leinster, Ireland.The see is...
for over 35 years (1752-1787). He lived most of his time at Tullow
Tullow
Tullow is a town in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney where the N81 road intersects with the R762.-History:There is a statue of Father John Murphy, one of the leaders of the 1798 Rebellion, who was captured near Tullow and executed in the Market Square on 2 July...
, Co. Carlow.
Aged over 80 he was charged with the setting up of Carlow College in 1782, Following the passing of Luke Gardiner’s Act of relief of some penal laws regarding Catholic education in 1782.
He was preceded by Bishop James Gallagher in 1737 and succeeded by Bishop Daniel Delany in 1787, who was his co-adjutor Bishop and also helped in the foundation of Carlow College.