Francis William Kelly (16 October 1910 – 9 January 1982) was an American Catholic priest who served as a chaplain during World War II, embedded in the Pacific Theater with the U.S.
James A. Kelly Jr. (May 11, 1926 – August 9, 2013) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1959 to 1965 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1965 to 1979.
Kardinálem ho jmenoval Jan Pavel II. při konzistoři 21. února 1998. Účastnil se mnoha zasedání Světové biskupské synody ve Vatikánu, včetně zasedání věnovanému církvi v Americe (listopad – prosinec 1997).
Francis, the 266th pope, oversaw a rise in the global population of Catholics and diversification of the College of Cardinals. These changes could influence who is elected as his successor.