Patrick Joseph James Keane

Ballybunnion, County Kerry, Ireland
Ballybunnion, County Kerry, Ireland
Died	September 1, 1928 (aged 56); Sacramento, California, US
Nationality	Irish

Patrick Joseph James Keane (January 6, 1872 – September 1, 1928) was an Irish-born prelate of the

Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento

in California from 1922 until his death in 1928. Keane previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the same diocese from 1920 to 1922.

Biography

Early life

Born in

The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he was granted a Doctor of Divinity

in 1896.

Priesthood

He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 20, 1895. For the next 25 years he was involved in parish work.^[1]^[2]

His first assignment, St. Patrick's Parish in San Francisco. The pastor of St. Patrick's, Father Peter Grey had high praise of Keane to Archbishop Riordan. In 1900, Keane was transferred to St. Joseph's Parish in San Francisco. The pastor of St. Joseph, Father Patrick Scanlon died May 31, 1904. Keane served nearly six years under the new pastor, Father Patrick Mulligan at St. Joseph. On March 6, 1910, Archbishop

Patrick W. Riordan of San Francisco named Keane, Administrator of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral Parish in Oakland. On July 30, 1915, Archbishop Edward Hanna

appointed Keane, second pastor of St. Francis de Sales.

Auxiliary Bishop and Bishop of Sacramento

On September 10, 1920,

Thomas Grace

.

On December 27, 1921, Bishop Grace died. On March 17, 1922, Pope

Pius XI named Keane as the third bishop of Sacramento.^[3] During the six years he was Bishop of Sacramento, Keane was instrumental in the formation of the parochial school system.^[4] He also founded several new parishes and followed a directive from the Holy See

to recruit new priests and vocations from the local diocese.

Death and legacy

[5] Patrick Keane died in Sacramento on September 1, 1928, at the age of 56.

References

^ Delaney, John J, Tobin, James Edward (1961). Dictionary of Catholic Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ San Francisco Call March 30, 1910, page 2
^ "Bishop Patrick Joseph James Keane". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^ "Lineage of Bishops". www.diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
^ "The Diocese of Sacramento enjoys a rich history…". www.diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2010-05-17.

[1] Delaney, John J, Tobin, James Edward (1961). Dictionary of Catholic Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] San Francisco Call March 30, 1910, page 2

[3] "Bishop Patrick Joseph James Keane". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-17.

[4] "Lineage of Bishops". www.diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-17.

[5] "The Diocese of Sacramento enjoys a rich history…". www.diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2010-05-17.

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