Brendan Kelly (bishop)
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Brendan Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kilfenora | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora |
| Appointed | 11 December 2017 |
| Installed | 11 February 2018 |
| Term ended | 11 February 2022 |
| Predecessor | Martin Drennan |
| Successor | Michael Duignan |
| Previous posts | Bishop of Achonry Vicar general of the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora Vicar forane for the Kilfenora deanery Parish priest of Spiddal and Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny Chaplain to the L'Arche community Teacher at Our Lady's College, Gort and Coláiste Éinde |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 20 June 1971 by Michael Browne |
| Consecration | 27 January 2008 by Seán Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1946 Derrybrien, County Galway, Ireland |
| Parents | Seán and Annie Kelly |
| Alma mater | University College Galway St Patrick's College, Maynooth |
| Motto | De réir d’fhocail (According to your word) |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Styles of Brendan Kelly | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Brendan Kelly (born 20 May 1946) is an Irish former Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora between 2018 and 2022.
Kelly was born in Derrybrien, County Galway on 20 May 1946, the second of nine children to Seán Kelly, a primary school teacher, and his wife Annie. He attended primary school at Craughwell National School and secondary school at St. Mary's College, before studying for the priesthood at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, completing a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1967 and a Bachelor of Divinity in 1970.[1]
Kelly was an ordained a priest for the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh on 20 June 1971.[1]
Presbyteral ministry
Following ordination, Kelly's first pastoral appointment was as curate in Kinvara, before being appointed as teacher at Coláiste Éinde, Salthill in 1972. It was during this appointment that he completed a higher diploma in education from University College Galway in 1973. Kelly was subsequently appointed as teacher at Our Lady's College, Gort in 1980, and later the president of the college in 1986 until its amalgamation into Gort Community School in 1995.[2]
He undertook a sabbatical year to serve as chaplain to the L'Arche community in Cuise-la-Motte, France, before returning to Ireland in 1996, when he was appointed as the parish priest in Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny.[3]
Kelly was named a canon of the cathedral chapter and vicar forane of the Kilfenora deanery on 19 June 2002. The following year, he was appointed as the parish priest in Spiddal. Kelly was appointed as the vicar general of the diocese by Martin Drennan in 2005, and a Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Benedict XVI on 6 March 2006.[3]
