John Joseph Keily was an Irish

Ireland

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 clergyman who held high office in the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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The son of Bartholomew and Margaret Keily, he was born on 23 June 1854 in Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

, Ireland. He was ordained a priest on 6 May 1877 before being elevated to the episcopy as Bishop of Plymouth

Bishop of Plymouth

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 on 21 April 1911, a post he held until his death on 23 September 1928.

St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth

Plymouth

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has a House named after him.