Bishop William Bernard Kelly †

Deceased

Bishop of Geraldton

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
30 Jun 1854		Born	York, Western-Colony
24 Jun 1883	29.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Perth, Australia
1894	39.5	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia
21 Mar 1898	43.7	Appointed	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
14 Aug 1898	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
1909	54.5	Resigned	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia
26 Dec 1921	67.5	Died	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia

a priest for 38.5 years
a bishop for 23.4 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Martin Crane, O.S.A. †
Principal Consecrator:
Bishop James Francis Corbett †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop James Maher †
Bishop John Dunne †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop William Bernard Kelly † (1898)
Bishop James Francis Corbett † (1887)
Archbishop Thomas Joseph Carr † (1883)
Archbishop John MacEvilly † (1857)
Archbishop John MacHale †

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