James Patrick Keleher
James Patrick Keleher (born July 31, 1931 in Chicago ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and senior archbishop of Kansas City .
Life
The Archbishop of Chicago , Samuel Alphonsius Cardinal Stritch , ordained him a priest on April 12, 1958 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Belleville on October 20, 1984 . The Archbishop of Chicago, Joseph Louis Cardinal Bernardin , donated him episcopal ordination on December 11 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were William Michael Cosgrove , Old Bishop of Belleville, and Thomas Joseph Murphy , Bishop of Great Falls .
He was named Archbishop of Kansas City on June 28, 1993 and inducted into office on September 8 of the same year. He resigned from his office on January 15, 2005.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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John Nicholas worm |
Bishop of Belleville 1984-1993 |
Wilton Daniel Gregory |
Ignatius Jerome Strecker |
Archbishop of Kansas City 1993-2005 |
Joseph Fred Naumann |
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SURNAME | Keleher, James Patrick |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keleher, James; Keleher, James P. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1931 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |