James Bennett Keene (25 October 1849 – 5 August 1919) was an Irish Anglican bishop in the Church of Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."A New History of Ireland", Moody, T.M; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, F: Oxford Oxford University Press, 1976,
Keene was educated at Rathmines School and Trinity College, Dublin."Who was Who"1897–1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, He was ordained in 1879"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory", London, Hamilton & Co, 1889 and was the rector of Navan and headmaster of Navan College before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Meath."History of the Diocese of Meath", Healy, J., Dublin, Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908 He died on 5 August 1919The Times, 6 August 1919; pg. 7; Issue 42171; col E, Obituary. The Bishop of Meath and two years later his wife published a memorial to him."In Loving Memory. A sketch of the life of James Bennett Keene, D.D., Bishop of Meath" by Henrietta Sophia Bennett Keene, The Expository Times, Vol. 32, No. 5, 203-218 (1921),
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