Bernard Matthew Kelly

Bernard Matthew Kelly (May 7, 1918 - December 5, 2006) served as a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop.

Background

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Kelly attended Providence College and the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained priest in 1944.^[1] After ordination, Kelly served as assistant pastor and as an instructor at La Salle Academy in Providence. He also served as chaplain of Mother of Hope Novitiate in Warwick, Rhode Island and as spiritual director of Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick Neck.^[2]

Ordination & resignation

Kelly was ordained titular bishop of Tegea and auxiliary bishop of Providence in 1963.^[1] At the forefront of the ecumenical movement, Kelly spoke in front of an evangelical Protestant congregation in 1965.^[2] In 1971, he drew controversy when, in a sermon, he called it "scandalous that churchmen are so concerned about abortion and yet have nothing to say about destruction of human life in Laos."^[2] Disappointed with the church's position on the Vietnam War, he resigned from the priesthood that June.^[2] He later married and worked as an attorney in Rhode Island and West Virginia, where he died in 2006.^[2]

References

1 2 "(Layman) Bernard Matthew Kelly". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 "Bernard M. Kelly; Former bishop who resigned over war, other issues, dies at 88". CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE. December 12, 2006. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015.

External links

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Roman Catholic 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	Ernest Bertrand Boland Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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