Francis Patrick Keough
Francis Patrick Keough (born December 30, 1889 in New Britain , Connecticut , USA , † December 8, 1961 ) was Archbishop of Baltimore .
Life
Francis Patrick Keough received on 10 June 1916, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On February 10, 1934, Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Bishop of Providence . The Apostolic Delegate in the United States, Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani , ordained him episcopal on May 22 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Saint Paul , John Gregory Murray , and the Bishop of Fall River , James Edwin Cassidy .
On November 29, 1947, Pope Pius XII appointed him . to Archbishop of Baltimore. The inauguration took place on February 24, 1948.
During Keough's tenure, the new Metropolitan Cathedral of Baltimore was built , which he dedicated on November 15, 1959.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Michael Joseph Curley |
Archbishop of Baltimore 1947–1961 |
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan |
William Augustine Hickey |
Bishop of Providence 1934–1947 |
Russell Joseph McVinney |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Keough, Francis Patrick |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Archbishop of Baltimore |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1889 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Britain , Connecticut, USA |
DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1961 |