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Stephen A. Kelly

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The Reverend
Stephen A. Kelly
S.J.
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7th President of Loyola College in Maryland
In office
1871–1877
Preceded by Edward Henchy
Succeeded by Edward A. McGurk
Personal details
Born December 26, 1833
Dublin, Ireland
Died February 13, 1910 (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Stephen A. Kelly, S.J. (December 26, 1833 – February 13, 1910) was an Irish-American Catholic priest and Jesuit.

Early life

Stephen A. Kelly was born on December 26, 1833, in Dublin, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He entered the Society of Jesus and proceeded to the Jesuit novitiate in Frederick, Maryland, US.[1]

Academic career

Kelly became a professor at Georgetown University and Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C. He then became the assistant superior of Woodstock College, before being appointed the President of Loyola College in Maryland and ex officio pastor of St. Ignatius Church in January 1871, succeeding Edward Henchy.[2]

Later years

In 1881, Kelly became the pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C.[3] He died on February 13, 1910, at the rectory of Old St. Joseph's Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Obituary 1910, p. 518
  2. Back to citation Ryan 1903, p. 81
  3. Back to citation Gillespie, Kevin (December 6, 2015). "From the Pastor's Desk" (PDF). Holy Trinity Catholic Church Bulletin. Washington, D.C.: Holy Trinity Catholic Church. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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