Clarence Kelly
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Clarence Kelly | |
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| Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius V | |
| Installed | 1983 |
| Term ended | December 2, 2023 |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | William Jenkins |
| Other post | Founder of the Congregation of Saint Pius V |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 14, 1973 by Marcel Lefebvre |
| Consecration | October 19, 1993 by Alfredo Méndez-Gonzalez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarence James Kelly November 23, 1941 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 2023 (aged 82) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
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| Styles of Clarence Kelly | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Clarence James Kelly SSPV (November 23, 1941 – December 2, 2023) was an American Traditionalist Catholic bishop. He was a co-founder of the Society of Saint Pius V and the founder of the Congregation of Saint Pius V.
Kelly attended the Catholic University of America between 1967 and 1969 where he studied philosophy. He began his theology studies in 1969 at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York.