- Michael Joseph Keyes
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Michael Joseph Keyes, S.M. (February 28, 1876—August 7, 1959) was an Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop.
Keyes was born in Dingle, County Kerry, and ordained as a priest of the Society of Mary on June 21, 1907.[1]
On June 27, 1922, he was appointed the eighth Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, by Pope Pius XI.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following October 18 from Archbishop Michael Joseph Curley, with Bishops Denis J. O'Connell and Patrick Joseph Barry serving as co-consecrators.
After thirteen years as Bishop, Keyes resigned on September 23, 1935; he was named Titular Bishop of Areopolis on the same date.[1] He later died at age 83.
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop Michael Joseph Keyes". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkeyes.html.
Preceded by
Benjamin Joseph KeileyBishop of Savannah
1922–1935Succeeded by
Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'HaraCategories:- 1876 births
- 1959 deaths
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- People from County Kerry
- Irish Roman Catholics
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic bishops of Savannah, Georgia
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