Francis Patrick Keough

The Most Reverend Francis Patrick Keough
Archbishop of Baltimore

See	Baltimore
Appointed	November 29, 1947
Installed	February 24, 1948
Term ended	December 8, 1961
Predecessor	Michael Joseph Curley
Successor	Lawrence Shehan
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1916 by John Joseph Nilan
Consecration	May 22, 1934 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Personal details
Born	(1890-12-30)December 30, 1890 New Britain, Connecticut
Died	December 8, 1961(1961-12-08) (aged 70) Baltimore, Maryland
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Previous post	Bishop of Providence (1934-1947)
Motto	MARIA SPES NOSTRA (Mary Our Hope)
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Archbishop Keough's coat of arms.

Francis Patrick Keough (December 30, 1890 – December 8, 1961) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Providence (1934-1947) and Archbishop of Baltimore (1947-1961).

Biography

Francis Keough was born in New Britain, Connecticut, the second and youngest son of Patrick and Margaret (née Ryan) Keough.^[1] His parents were Irish immigrants, and his father died when Francis was only five years old.^[1] He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Mary's Church in his native city, and began his studies for the priesthood at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield.^[2] In 1911, he was sent to the Grand Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.^[2] He returned home following the outbreak of World War I, and completed his theological studies at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, New York.^[1]

On June 10, 1916, Keough was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Hartford by Bishop John Joseph Nilan.^[3] His first assignment was as a curate at St. Rose Church in Meriden, where he remained until becoming private secretary to Bishop Nilan in 1919.^[1] He also served as diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, assistant chancellor, and chaplain of two institutions.^[2]

On February 10, 1934, Keough was appointed the fourth Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, by Pope Pius XI.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following May 22 from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Archbishop John Murray and Bishop James Edwin Cassidy serving as co-consecrators.^[3] During his tenure in Providence, the Catholic population of the diocese increased from 325,000 to 425,000, and the number of clergy grew by fifty percent.^[1] He also founded a minor seminary, eased tensions between the French-speaking and English-speaking members of his congregation, and reduced the heavy financial debts burdening the diocese.^[2]

On November 29, 1947, Keough was named by Pope Pius XII to succeed Michael Joseph Curley as the eleventh Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland.^[3] He was formally installed in the Basilica of the Assumption on February 24, 1948.^[3] During the fourteen years of his administration, the Catholic population of the archdiocese, the first Catholic see in the United States, grew from 265,000 to 400,000.^[4] The new Cathedral of Mary Our Queen and many new schools, homes, orphanages and other institutions were built.^[4] He was a trustee of the Catholic University of America and a member of the American Board of Catholic Missions, and served three terms as chairman of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.^[4] Keough was known as the "Archbishop of the poor" due to his dedication to orphans and the aged.^[5] He was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne in 1959.^[4]

Keough died from cerebral thrombosis, aged 70.^[5]

References

External links

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by William A. Hickey	Bishop of Providence 1934–1947	Succeeded by Russell J. McVinney
Preceded by Michael Joseph Curley	Archbishop of Baltimore 1947–1961	Succeeded by Lawrence Shehan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore

Churches and parishes	Cathedral Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Co-cathedral: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish churches St. Alphonsus Holy Cross Holy Rosary St. Elizabeth of Hungary St. Leo St. Vincent de Paul St. Wenceslaus Our Lady of Pompeii Chapels and shrines National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Catholic education	Seminaries Mount St. Mary's Seminary St. Mary's Seminary Higher education Loyola University Maryland Mount St. Mary's University Notre Dame of Maryland University St. Mary's University High schools Archbishop Curley High School Archbishop Spalding High School Bishop Walsh School Calvert Hall College High School Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Institute of Notre Dame Loyola Blakefield Maryvale Preparatory School Mercy High School Mount de Sales Academy Mount Saint Joseph High School Notre Dame Preparatory School Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School St. Frances Academy St. John's Catholic Preparatory St. Maria Goretti High School St. Mary's High School The Catholic High School of Baltimore The John Carroll School The Seton Keough High School

Ordinaries	Past John Carroll, S.J. Leonard Neale, S.J. Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. James Whitfield Samuel Eccleston, P.S.S. Francis Patrick Kenrick Martin John Spalding James Roosevelt Bayley James Gibbons Michael Joseph Curley Francis Patrick Keough Lawrence Shehan William Donald Borders William Henry Keeler Edwin Frederick O'Brien Present William E. Lori (Auxiliaries: Mitchell T. Rozanski Denis J. Madden)

Miscellany	Plenary Councils of Baltimore The Catholic Review

Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Arlington Diocese of Richmond Diocese of Wilmington Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston

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Diocese of Providence

Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly

Education	Higher Education Providence College Salve Regina University High Schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former High School Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren

Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence

Priests	Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang

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Archdiocese of Hartford

Ordinaries	Diocese of Hartford, Bishops William Tyler Bernard O'Reilly Francis Patrick McFarland Thomas Galberry, O.S.A. Lawrence S. McMahon Michael Tierney John J. Nilan Maurice F. McAuliffe Archdiocese of Hartford, Archishops Henry J. O'Brien John Francis Whealon Daniel Anthony Cronin Henry J. Mansell Leonard P. Blair Auxiliary bishops Joseph Francis Donnelly Paul S. Loverde Christie Macaluso John Gregory Murray Peter A. Rosazza Priests who became bishops Most Reverend Joseph F. Donnelly Most Reverend Peter Leo Gerety Most Reverend John F. Hackett Most Reverend Francis P. Keough, R.J. Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso Most Reverend Maurice F. McAuliffe Most Reverend Henry J. O'Brien Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph (Hartford, Connecticut) Basilica Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Waterbury, Connecticut) Parishes St. Joseph Church (Ansonia, Connecticut) St. Stanislaus Parish (Bristol, Connecticut) St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Derby St. Adalbert Parish (Enfield, Connecticut) SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish, Hartford St. Stanislaus Parish (Meriden, Connecticut) Holy Cross Parish, New Britain Sacred Heart Parish (New Britain, Connecticut) St. Stanislaus Parish (New Haven, Connecticut) St. Mary Parish (Newington, Connecticut) Immaculate Conception Parish, Southington St. Joseph Parish, Suffield St. Casimir Parish, Terryville St. Mary Parish, Torrington St. Hedwig Parish, Union City SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Wallingford St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Waterbury

Education	Seminaries St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield High Schools Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, Lauralton Hall, Milford Canterbury School, New Milford East Catholic High School, Manchester Holy Cross High School, Waterbury Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford Notre Dame High School, West Haven Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden Sacred Heart High School, Waterbury St. Paul Catholic High School, Bristol

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Francis Patrick Keough

Biography

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Episcopal succession