James Keane (bishop)


James John Keane

Archbishop of Dubuque
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Dubuque
In officeAugust 11, 1911 –
August 2, 1929
PredecessorJohn Joseph Keane
SuccessorFrancis J. L. Beckman
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cheyenne
1902 to 1911
Orders
OrdinationDecember 23, 1882
by Édouard-Charles Fabre
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1902
by John Ireland
Personal details
Born(1857-08-26)August 26, 1857
DiedAugust 2, 1929(1929-08-02) (aged 71)
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
EducationGrand séminaire de Montréal
St. John's Seminary
Xavier College
MottoBeati Pedes Evangelizantium
(Blessed are the feet of the Evangelists)
Ordination history of
James Keane
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJohn Ireland
DateOctober 12, 1902
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by James Keane as principal consecrator
Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovernApril 11, 1912
James Albert DuffyApril 16, 1913
Edmond HeelanApril 8, 1919
Thomas William DrummMay 21, 1919
Henry RohlmanMay 20, 1927

James John Keane (August 26, 1857 – August 2, 1929) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 1902 to 1911, and then as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1911 until his death in 1929.