Thomas Kelly (died 1835) was an

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of the

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. He served as

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from 1826 to 1828 and

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from 1828 to 1835.

Biography

Kelly entered Maynooth in 1814 to study for the priesthood, was ordained for the diocese of Armagh in 1820, served as Dean and Professor of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth.Thomas Kelly
by Desmond McCabe, Dictionary of Irish Biography. Kelly was elected

by the

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on 29 May 1826 and confirmed by

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on 4 June 1826., ''The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1'', p. 305., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 425. His

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took place on 27 August 1826. Two years later, he was made

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, with right of succession, on 1 December 1828., ''The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1'', p. 231. He retained

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of the Diocese of Dromore until Michael Blake was appointed Bishop of Dromore in 1833. On the death of Archbishop Patrick Curtis of Armagh on 26 July 1832, Kelly automatically succeeded as archbishop., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 416., ''The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1'', p. 232. He died in office on 13 January 1835.

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