NY J01119

Congratulates Reverend Robert Kelly on his retirement from the Priesthood after 31 years of pastoral service to Oneida County, with a celebration scheduled for June 8, 2025, at Woods Valley Ski Resort in Westernville, New York

Reverend Kelly was ordained to the priesthood on October 15, 1997, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wadhams Hall Seminary College (1973) and a master's degree in theology from KU Leuven in Belgium (1977)

Served as Associate Pastor in Camillus, Endwell, and DeWitt, and as Pastor at Blessed Sacrament in Utica (1994-2004), St. Paul's Catholic Church in Rome (since 2004), and St. Joseph's Church in Lee Center (since 2014)

Reverend Kelly will reside in Syracuse in retirement and continue hobbies including travel, swimming, and gardening

Directs that a suitably engrossed copy of the resolution be transmitted to Reverend Robert Kelly