Clarence James Kelly was an American traditionalist Catholic bishop.
13 Facts About Clarence Kelly
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Clarence James Kelly was born in 1941, in Brooklyn, New York to Edward James and Claire Veronica Kelly.
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Clarence Kelly joined the United States Air Force in 1959.
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Clarence Kelly began his theology studies in 1969 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York.
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In 1971, Clarence Kelly joined the Society of Saint Pius X Seminary at Econe, Switzerland.
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Clarence Kelly eventually became the superior of the SSPX's North-East district of the United States.
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Clarence Kelly was replaced by Father Richard Williamson as the superior of the SSPX's North-East district of the United States.
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In 1984, Clarence Kelly purchased a former Catskills resort in Round Top, New York, and established St Joseph's Novitiate.
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In 1985, Clarence Kelly, Cekada, Dolan, and Sanborn sued Schmidberger, Williamson, Bolduc, and others related to the SSPX for libel.
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On October 19,1993, in Carlsbad, California, Clarence Kelly was consecrated a bishop by Bishop Alfredo Mendez-Gonzalez, the retired Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico.
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In 1996, Clarence Kelly founded the Congregation of Saint Pius V, a Society of Common Life for priests and coadjutor brothers.
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On December 27,2018, Clarence Kelly served as the co-consecrator in Santay's episcopal consecration of Father James Carroll, CSPV.
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Clarence Kelly died on December 2,2023, at the age of 82.