Francis Kelly (bishop of Derry)

Francis Kelly (1860 – 1928) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Derry from 1926 to 1928.

Kelly was born in Lower Cumber, County Derry, on January 26, 1860. He received his early education at St. Columb's College in Derry and later studied theology at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1884.

Following ordination, Kelly served in various parishes within the Diocese of Derry, including Ballinascreen and Moville. He was appointed as the parish priest of Glendermott in 1915, a position he held until his appointment as bishop.

On June 22, 1926, Pope Pius XI appointed Kelly as the Bishop of Derry. He was consecrated on August 15, 1926, in St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry. His tenure as bishop was relatively short, lasting only two years.

Francis Kelly died on June 1, 1928, and is buried in the grounds of St Eugene's Cathedral, Derry.