KELLY, Patrick - A Stan Klos Biography
KELLY, Patrick, R. C. bishop, born in Ireland;
died there, 8 October, 1829. He was educated in St. Patrick's College, County
Kildare, and was appointed president of Birchfield College, Kilkenny.
In 1820 Virginia was made a Roman Catholic diocese, and
Dr. Kelly was nominated its first bishop. He arrived in the United States in
January, 1821, making Norfolk his place of residence. His poverty was so great
that he was obliged to teach. There were seven Roman Catholic churches in the
state, which were only occasionally visited by priests from other dioceses.
In the endeavor to attend almost singly to the need of
the Roman Catholics of Virginia, Bishop Kelly impaired his health, and was
translated to the see of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland in July, 1822.
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia by John Looby,
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KELLY, Patrick, R. C. bishop, born in Ireland; died there, 8 October, 1829. He was educated in St. Patrick's college, County Kildare, and was appointed president of Birchfield college, Kilkenny. In 1820 Virginia was made a Roman Catholic diocese, and Dr. Kelly was nominated its first bishop. He 'arrived in the United States in January, 1821, making Norfolk his place of residence. His poverty was so great that he was obliged to teach. There were seven Roman Catholic churches in the state, which were only occasionally visited by priests from other dioceses. In the endeavor to attend almost singly to the need of the Roman Catholics of Virginia, Bishop Kelly impaired his health, and was translated to the see of Waterford and Lismore in Ireland in July, 1822.
