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| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
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| name = James John Keane, DD
| name = James John Keane
| title = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archbishop of Dubuque]]
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| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Dubuque]]
| see = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]]
| term = August 11, 1911 – August 2, 1929
| term = August 11, 1911 –<br /> August 2, 1929
| predecessor = [[John Joseph Keane]]
| predecessor = [[John Joseph Keane]]
| successor = [[Francis Beckman|Francis J. L. Beckman]]
| successor = [[Francis Beckman|Francis J. L. Beckman]]
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'''James John Keane''' (August 26, 1857 – August 2, 1929) was a 20th-century [[archbishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] in the [[United States]]. He served as [[bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne|Diocese Cheyenne]] in the state of [[Wyoming]] from 1902–11, and as archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]] from 1911–1929.
'''James John Keane''' (August 26, 1857 – August 2, 1929) was an American prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne|Diocese of Cheyenne]] in [[Wyoming]] from 1902 to 1911, and then as archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque|Archdiocese of Dubuque]] in Iowa from 1911 until his death in 1929.


==Biography==
==Early Life & Ministry==
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James Keane was born August 26, 1857 in [[Joliet, Illinois]], and raised in [[Minnesota]]. He was educated at [[St. John's University (Minnesota)|St. John's Seminary]] in [[Collegeville, Minnesota]], St. Francis Xavier College in [[New York]] and the [[Grand séminaire de Montréal]]. Keane was ordained a priest on December 23, 1882 for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|Archdiocese of Saint Paul]]. He was initially involved in parish work after ordination and then served as a professor and [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] (1888) at the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|College of St. Thomas]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]]. He was named a pastor after he finished serving as rector at St. Thomas.<ref name>{{cite book|last=Delaney, John J|first=Tobin, James Edward|title=Dictionary of Catholic Biography|volume=|year=1961|publisher=Doubleday|location=Garden City, New York}}</ref>


==Bishop of Cheyenne==
=== Early life ===
James Keane was born August 26, 1857, in [[Joliet, Illinois]]. When he was a young child, the family moved to [[Minnesota]]. He was educated at [[St. John's University (Minnesota)|St. John's Seminary]] in Collegeville, Minnesota, [[Xavier High School (New York City)|St. Francis Xavier College]] in New York City and the [[Grand séminaire de Montréal|Grand Séminaire de Montréal]] in Montreal, Quebec.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Keane, James J. |url=https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=KEANE,_James_J. |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Encyclopedia Dubuque}}</ref>
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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 (archbishop)|John Ireland]] of Saint Paul. Bishops [[Joseph Bernard Cotter]] of Winona and [[James McGolrick]] of Duluth were the principal co-consecrators.<ref>http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkeane.html</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/history/1887__Pioneers_Stansell.html</ref> 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 (Cheyenne, Wyoming)|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.<ref>http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/bkeane.html</ref>


=== Priesthood ===
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==Archbishop of Dubuque==
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Keane was ordained a priest in Montreal by Archbishop [[Édouard-Charles Fabre]] on December 23, 1882, for the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|Archdiocese of Saint Paul]].<ref name=":1" /> After his ordination, Keane was assigned as an assistant pastor in parishes within the archdiocese. He soon became a faculty member of the [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|College of St. Thomas]] in St. Paul, Minnesota. Keane was named president of the college in 1882, He left that position in 1892 to become pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in [[Minneapolis]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Delaney, John J|first=Tobin, James Edward|title=Dictionary of Catholic Biography|year=1961|publisher=Doubleday|location=Garden City, New York}}</ref>
Following the retirement of Archbishop [[John Keane (Archbishop)|John Keane]], Pope [[St. Pius X]] named Bishop Keane the fifth bishop and third archbishop of Dubuque on August 11, 1911. Even though he succeeded a man who shared his last name, they were not related, the two men had very different personalities. John Keane was well liked in the community, and nicknamed "Sugar" for his kind and generous nature. James Keane however, would come to be nicknamed "Hickory" due to his stern nature.


=== Bishop of Cheyenne ===
On the same day that Keane was named Archbishop of Dubuque, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines|Diocese of Des Moines]] was established from the western half of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport|Diocese of Davenport]]. To compensate it for the loss of territory, Clinton County was given to the Davenport Diocese from the archdiocese. At this time the present boundaries of the archdiocese were established.
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 (archbishop)|John Ireland]]. Bishops [[Joseph Bernard Cotter|Joseph Cotter]] and [[James McGolrick]] were the principal co-consecrators.<ref name=":1">{{Catholic-hierarchy|bishop|bkeane|Archbishop James John Keane|January 21, 2015}}</ref>


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Keane came to [[Wyoming]] at a time of increasing population and economic expansion. Keane needed to recruit priests who would be willing to work in the difficult environment of Wyoming, and was successful in doing so.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/history/1887__Pioneers_Stansell.html |title=@@@***Stansell >1887># |access-date=February 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604033510/http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/history/1887__Pioneers_Stansell.html |archive-date=June 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/bkeane.html |title=Diocese of Cheyenne Bishops |access-date=February 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604033334/http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/bkeane.html |archive-date=June 4, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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One of Keane's interests as archbishop was Columbia (now [[Loras College|Loras]]) College. When he came to Dubuque, Columbia had an enrollment of 330 and a staff of 20. By the time he died it had an enrollment of 700 and a faculty of 48. He began an endowment fund for the college in 1917, and it became one of only seven Catholic educational institutions in the U.S. with an endowment fund of at least one million dollars
.<ref name="encyclopediadubuque.org">http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=KEANE%2C_James_J.</ref> He also started the diocesan newspaper, the ''Witness''.


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=== Archbishop of Dubuque ===
Two movements were of interest to Keane during his time as archbishop. He was known as a staunch supporter of the temperance movement, and Keane took every opportunity to speak out against alcohol consumption. He was also a member of the Irish Peace Commission of 1920, which was focused on the conflict between England and Ireland. He gained national notoriety as one of the speakers at the 1926 World's Alliance for International Friendship.<ref name="encyclopediadubuque.org"/>
Pope [[Pius X]] named James Keane as the third archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque on August 11, 1911. James Keane would gain the nickname "Hickory" due to his stern nature.<ref name=":0" /> Along with the Keane appointment, the pope created the new [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines|Diocese of Des Moines]] out of the western part of the archdiocese.


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One of Keane's interests as archbishop was [[Loras College|Columbia College]] in Dubuque. When he came to Dubuque, Columbia had an enrollment of 330 and a staff of 20. By the time he died, it had an enrollment of 700 and a faculty of 48. He began an [[endowment fund]] for the college in 1917, and it became one of only seven Catholic educational institutions in the U.S. with an endowment fund of at least one million dollars.<ref name=":0" /> Keane secured a $200,000 donation from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] for the college.<ref name=":0" /> A strong believer in Catholic education, Keane insisted that all Catholics in the archdiocese support the parochial schools, even if they did not have children attending them.<ref name=":0" /> He also started the diocesan newspaper, the ''Witness''.
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Keane led the archdiocese for 18 years until his death on August 2, 1929. Like his predecessor, James Keane was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in [[Key West, Iowa]].

[[File:Archbishops Curley and Keane at St. Mary's Seminary groundbreaking (1927) (cropped).png|thumb|right|Keane (right) at groundbreaking of [[St. Mary's Seminary and University|St. Mary's Seminary]] in Baltimore, in 1927]]
Keane was a staunch supporter of the [[Temperance movement in the United States|temperance movement]] in the United States and spoke out frequently against [[alcohol consumption]]. He also served on the Irish Peace Commission of 1920, organized to resolve the armed conflict in Ireland between the United Kingdom and the [[Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)|Irish Republican Army]]. Keane gained national attention as a speaker at the 1926 World's Alliance for International Friendship, his address being broadcast nationally on radio.<ref name=:0/> Keane decreed that Catholics who went out dancing on Saturday nights should be denied communion at [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Death and legacy ===
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James Keane died on August 2, 1929, in [[Dubuque, Iowa]]. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in [[Key West, Iowa]].


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Not to be confused with James Keene (bishop).
The Most Reverend

James John Keane

D.D.
Archbishop of Dubuque
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Dubuque
In officeAugust 11, 1911 –
August 2, 1929
PredecessorJohn Joseph Keane
SuccessorFrancis J. L. Beckman
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cheyenne
1902 to 1911
Orders
OrdinationDecember 23, 1882
by Édouard-Charles Fabre
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1902
by John Ireland
Personal details
Born(1857-08-26)August 26, 1857
Joliet, Illinois, USA
DiedAugust 2, 1929(1929-08-02) (aged 71)
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
EducationGrand séminaire de Montréal
St. John's Seminary
Xavier College
MottoBeati Pedes Evangelizantium
(Blessed are the feet of the Evangelists)
Ordination history of
James Keane
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJohn Ireland
DateOctober 12, 1902
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by James Keane as principal consecrator
Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovernApril 11, 1912
James Albert DuffyApril 16, 1913
Edmond HeelanApril 8, 1919
Thomas William DrummMay 21, 1919
Henry RohlmanMay 20, 1927

James John Keane (August 26, 1857 – August 2, 1929) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 1902 to 1911, and then as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1911 until his death in 1929.

Biography

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Early life

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James Keane was born August 26, 1857, in Joliet, Illinois. When he was a young child, the family moved to 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 in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

Priesthood

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Keane was ordained a priest in Montreal by Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre on December 23, 1882, for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul.[2] After his ordination, Keane was assigned as an assistant pastor in parishes within the archdiocese. He soon became a faculty member of the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Keane was named president of the college in 1882, He left that position in 1892 to become pastor of Immaculate Conception parish in Minneapolis.[3]

Bishop of Cheyenne

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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. Bishops Joseph Cotter and James McGolrick were the principal co-consecrators.[2]

Keane came to Wyoming at a time of increasing population and economic expansion. Keane needed to recruit priests who would be willing to work in the difficult environment of Wyoming, and was successful in doing so.[4] 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.[5]

Archbishop of Dubuque

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Pope Pius X named James Keane as the third archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque on August 11, 1911. James Keane would gain the nickname "Hickory" due to his stern nature.[1] Along with the Keane appointment, the pope created the new Diocese of Des Moines out of the western part of the archdiocese.

One of Keane's interests as archbishop was Columbia College in Dubuque. When he came to Dubuque, Columbia had an enrollment of 330 and a staff of 20. By the time he died, it had an enrollment of 700 and a faculty of 48. He began an endowment fund for the college in 1917, and it became one of only seven Catholic educational institutions in the U.S. with an endowment fund of at least one million dollars.[1] Keane secured a $200,000 donation from the Rockefeller Foundation for the college.[1] A strong believer in Catholic education, Keane insisted that all Catholics in the archdiocese support the parochial schools, even if they did not have children attending them.[1] He also started the diocesan newspaper, the Witness.

Keane (right) at groundbreaking of St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, in 1927

Keane was a staunch supporter of the temperance movement in the United States and spoke out frequently against alcohol consumption. He also served on the Irish Peace Commission of 1920, organized to resolve the armed conflict in Ireland between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republican Army. Keane gained national attention as a speaker at the 1926 World's Alliance for International Friendship, his address being broadcast nationally on radio.[1] Keane decreed that Catholics who went out dancing on Saturday nights should be denied communion at Mass.[1]

Death and legacy

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James Keane died on August 2, 1929, in Dubuque, Iowa. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Key West, Iowa.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by

Bishop of Cheyenne
1902–1911 		Succeeded by

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Keane, James J." Encyclopedia Dubuque. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Archbishop James John Keane". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Delaney, John J, Tobin, James Edward (1961). Dictionary of Catholic Biography. Garden City, New York: Doubleday.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "@@@***Stansell >1887>#". Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Diocese of Cheyenne Bishops". Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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