. ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁in ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Sus sex , ▁England , ▁to ▁Irish ▁parents , ▁Kelly ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁at ▁Black rock ▁College , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Holy ▁Ghost ▁priest , ▁at ▁K imm age ▁Man or , ▁St . ▁Mary s , ▁R ath mn ines ▁and ▁Black rock , ▁while ▁studying ▁in ▁University ▁College ▁Dublin , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁At ▁Black rock ▁he ▁excel led ▁at ▁sports , ▁captain ing ▁the ▁Cr icket ▁team , ▁and ▁playing ▁out - half ▁in ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cup ▁Rugby ▁Team , ▁he ▁also ▁gained ▁an ▁inter - pro vin icial ▁cap . ▁He ▁played ▁fly ▁half , ▁for ▁Black ro cks , ▁past - p up ils ▁rugby ▁team , ▁while ▁pre fect ▁there , ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁contempor aries ▁also ▁became ▁b ish ops ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy , ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁Joseph ▁Butler . ▁Two ▁of ▁Kelly s ▁brothers , ▁Jim ▁and ▁Patrick , ▁were ▁also ▁educated ▁at ▁Black rock , ▁and ▁both ▁became ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁ ▁St . ▁Edward ' s ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁Fre et own , ▁S ierre ▁Le one . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vic ar ▁Apost ol ic ▁to ▁S ierre ▁Le one , ▁and ▁Tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of