# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/patrick-joseph-kelly
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:49:28.345Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/patrick-joseph-kelly"
name: "Patrick Joseph Kelly"
slug: "patrick-joseph-kelly"
description: "Patrick Joseph Kelly was an Irish Roman Catholic missionary and bishop who served as the Bishop of Benin City, Nigeria, from 1950 to 1973. A member of the Society of African Missions (SMA), he played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, particularly in the areas of education, healthcare, and pastoral care."
tagline: "Roman Catholic prelate; Bishop of Benin City"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Religious Figures"
  slug: "religious-figures"
profileType:
  name: "Religious Figure"
  slug: "religious-figure"
birthDate: "1894-08-31"
deathDate: "1991-08-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           33.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.934701333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kelly_(askofu_wa_Benin_City)"
    title: "Patrick Kelly (askofu wa Benin City)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89"
    title: "باتريك چوزيف كيلى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Joseph_Kelly"
    title: "Patrick Joseph Kelly"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kelly_(bishop_of_Benin_City)"
    title: "Patrick Kelly (bishop of Benin City)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Kelly_(Bishop_of_Benin_city)"
    title: "Patrick Kelly (Bishop of Benin city)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Joseph_Kelly_(Benin_City)"
    title: "Patrick Joseph Kelly (Benin City)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%2C_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84_(%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BF)"
    title: "Келли, Патрик Джозеф (епископ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7146866"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump