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Joseph E. Keller
3rd Rector of Woodstock College
In office
1881–1883
Preceded byJames Perron
Succeeded byPierre O. Racicot
16th President of Saint Louis University
In office
1877–1881
Preceded byLeopold Bushart
Succeeded byRudolph J. Meyer
Personal details
Born(1827-07-25)July 25, 1827
Kandel, Palatinate,
Kingdom of Bavaria
DiedFebruary 4, 1886(1886-02-04) (aged 58)
Fiesole, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Alma materSaint Louis University
Orders
Ordination1853

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

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Mendizàbal 1972, p. 114
  2. ^ a b Ramspacher 1962, p. 301
  3. ^ Woodstock Letters 1886, p. 125

Sources

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  • "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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by 10th Provincial Superior of the Jesuit Maryland Province
1869–1877
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by
James Perron
3rd Rector of Woodstock College
1881–1883
Succeeded by
Pierre O. Racicot
Preceded by 16th President of Saint Louis University
1877–1881
Succeeded by

Category:1827 births Category:1886 deaths Category:People from Germersheim (district) Category:Bavarian emigrants to the United States Category:Clergy from Bavaria Category:Saint Louis University alumni Category:19th-century American Jesuits Category:Provincial superiors of the Jesuit Maryland Province Category:Rectors of Woodstock College Category:Presidents of Saint Louis University