Bishops Catholic Committee on Scouting. Under his leadership the Catholic Committee expanded to include 22 Archbishops and Bishops, one from each Ecclesiastical Province in the United States. In 1934 the American hierarchy approved a "Plan of Cooperation" recognizing Scouting as serving the church's interest in the spiritual welfare of Catholic youth, and approving it as an approved youth program in the Church. Bishop Kelly was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1939, the first member of the catholic clergy to be so recognized. Death and legacy Bishop Kelley died in Oklahoma City on February 1, 1948, aged 77. Bishop Kelley High School (in Tulsa, Oklahoma) and Bishop Kelley Catholic School (in Lapeer, Michigan) are named for Bishop Francis Kelley. Select bibliography Blood Drenched Altars (1933) is an historical overview of Catholicism in Mexico. Problem Island (1937), is a science fiction novel set on a tropical Island where a Lost Race is found. In Pack Rat: A Metaphoric Phantasy (1942), rats parody humans, but lack souls. The Last Battle of the Gods (1907) The City and the World (1913, 1919) The Book of Red and Yellow: Being a Story of Blood and a Yellow Streak (1915) Letters to Jack (1917) Charred Wood (1917) (published under the name of Myles Murdach) Dominus Vobiscus (1922) Story of Extension (1922) References External links Homepage of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma Homepage of The Sooner Catholic Online. Saint Benedict Center 1870 births 1948 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Oklahoma City 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Canadian emigrants to the United States People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic