James Patrick Keleher | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City | |
Appointed | June 28, 1993 |
Installed | September 8, 1993 |
Retired | January 15, 2005 |
Predecessor | Ignatius Jerome Strecker |
Successor | Joseph Fred Naumann |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Belleville (1984–1993) |
Orders | |
Ordination | April 12, 1958 by Samuel Stritch |
Consecration | December 11, 1984 by Joseph Bernardin, William Michael Cosgrove, and Thomas Joseph Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | July 31, 1931
Died | November 9, 2024 Olathe, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 93)
Motto | One Body - One Spirit |
Styles of James Patrick Keleher | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
James Patrick Keleher (July 31, 1931 – November 9, 2024) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois from 1984 to 1993 and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas from 1993 to 2005.