Joseph E. Keller | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Rector of Woodstock College | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| Preceded by | James Perron |
| Succeeded by | Pierre O. Racicot |
| 16th President of Saint Louis University | |
| In office 1877–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Bushart |
| Succeeded by | Rudolph J. Meyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1827 Kandel, Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | February 4, 1886 (aged 58) Fiesole, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1853 |
Joesph E. Keller SJ (July 25, 1827 – February 4, 1886) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit.
Keller was born on July 25, 1827, in Kandel, Palatinate, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.[1]
He entered the Society of Jesus on July 12, 1844, through the order's Missouri Province.[1]
Keller was ordained a priest on February 2, 1863.[1]
On August 15, 1869, Keller became the provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland Province, succeeding Angelo Paresce.[2]
His tenure as provincial superior came to an end on May 8 ,1877, when he was succeeded by Robert W. Brady.[2]
Keller died on February 4, 1886, at Villa San Girolamo in Fiesole, Tuscany.[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c Mendizàbal 1972, p. 114
- ^ a b Ramspacher 1962, p. 301
- ^ Woodstock Letters 1886, p. 125
Sources
edit- "Father Joseph E. Keller". Woodstock Letters. 15 (1): 125–127. March 1886 – via Internet Archive.
- Mendizàbal, Rufo (1972). Catalogus defunctorum in renata Societate Iesu ab a. 1814 ad a. 1970 (in Latin). Rome: Jesuit Archives: Central United States. pp. 91–122. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- Ramspacher, Joseph H. (July 1962). "Major Superiors in the Northern United States" (PDF). Woodstock Letters. 91 (3): 300–303. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Jesuit Archives.
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