About Thomas Kelly
Lived 1781 – 1835 (aged 53–54). Thomas Kelly was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Thomas Kelly (died 1835) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Dromore from 1826 to 1828 and Archbishop of Armagh from 1828 to 1835.
Biography Kelly entered Maynooth in 1814 to study for the priesthood, was ordained for the diocese of Armagh in 1820, served as Dean and Professor of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth. Kelly was elected Bishop of Dromore by the Propaganda Fide on 29 May 1826 and confirmed by Pope Leo XII on 4 June 1826. His episcopal ordination took place on 27 August 1826.
He retained administration of the Diocese of Dromore until Michael Blake was appointed Bishop of Dromore in 1833.
He died in office on 13 January 1835.
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Who was Thomas Kelly?
Catholic Archbishop of Armagh
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Thomas Kelly was born in 1781 in County Down.
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Thomas Kelly died on 13 January 1835.
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Thomas Kelly was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Thomas Kelly's recorded nationality: Irish people.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Kelly (archbishop of Armagh)
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