About Francis Martin Kelly
Lived 1886 – 1950 (aged 63). Francis Martin Kelly was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Early life Francis Kelly was born on November 15, 1886, in Houston, Minnesota, to James and Ellen Kelly. After attending the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, he earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (1909) and a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from the Propaganda University in Rome (1913).
Priesthood Kelly was ordained to the priesthood in Rome for the Diocese of Winona by Patriarch Giuseppe Ceppetelli on November 1, 1912. Kelly retired as bishop of Winona on October 17, 1949. Francis Kelly died in Rochester, Minnesota, on June 24, 1950.
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Roman Catholic bishop (1886-1950)
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Francis Martin Kelly was born on 15 November 1886 in Houston, Minnesota.
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Francis Martin Kelly died on 24 June 1950 in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Francis Martin Kelly was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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