Edmund Kelly (bishop)

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Edmund Kelly (1658-1732) was an Irish prelate who served as Bishop of Clonfert. [1]

Kelly was born in County Galway. was selected as Clonfert on 3 July 1717, and consecrated on 14 May 1718. He died in 1732. [2]

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References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy
  2. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 p419 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
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Preceded by Bishop of Clonfert
17181732
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