James Keane (Archbishop)
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Most Reverend James John Keane, DD |
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| Archbishop of Dubuque | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Dubuque |
| In office | August 11, 1911 – August 2, 1929 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph Keane |
| Successor | Francis J. L. Beckman |
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| Ordination | December 23, 1882 |
| Consecration | October 28, 1902 by John Ireland |
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August 26, 1857 Joliet, Illinois |
| Died | August 2, 1929 (aged 71) Dubuque, Iowa |
| Previous post | Bishop of Cheyenne |
| Ordination history of James Keane (bishop) | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | John Ireland |
| Date of consecration | October 12, 1902 |
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Bishops consecrated by James Keane (bishop) as principal consecrator
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| Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern | April 11, 1912 |
| James Albert Duffy | April 16, 1913 |
| Edmond Heelan | April 8, 1919 |
| Thomas William Drumm | May 21, 1919 |
| Henry Rohlman | May 20, 1927 |
James John Keane (August 26, 1857 – August 2, 1929) was a 20th-century archbishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese Cheyenne in the state of Wyoming from 1902–11, and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque from 1911–1929.
James Keane was born August 26, 1857 in Joliet, Illinois, and raised in Minnesota. He was educated at St. John's Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota, St. Francis Xavier College in New York City and the Grand séminaire de Montréal. Keane was ordained a priest on December 23, 1882 for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul. He was initially involved in parish work after ordination and then served as a professor and rector (1888) at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was named a pastor after he finished serving as rector at St. Thomas.
On June 10, 1902 Pope Leo XIII appointed Keane as the third bishop of Diocese of Cheyenne. He was consecrated on October 28, 1902 by Archbishop John Ireland of Saint Paul. Bishops Joseph Bernard Cotter of Winona and James McGolrick of Duluth were the principal co-consecrators. Keane came to Wyoming at a time of increased population and economic expansion. Bishop Keane needed to recruit priests who would be willing to work in the difficult environment of Wyoming, and was successful in doing so. The diocese was incorporated according to the laws of the state of Wyoming. The parishes of the diocese were likewise incorporated with the bishop, the pastor and two lay trustees serving as a corporate board at each parish. He was successful in his appeals to the newly formed Catholic Church Extension Society for funds to expand the church across the state. He also directed the building of Cheyenne's St. Mary's Cathedral and a new episcopal residence. The cathedral was dedicated in 1909. He served the diocese as its bishop for nine years.
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