Keegan, Patrick
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Name
Keegan, Patrick
Given name
Patrick
Family name
Keegan
One-line bio
Co-founder of the English YCW; first president of the JOC Internationale
Biography
Born on 11 February 1916, Patrick Keegan was the first president of the IYCW from 1945 until the first International Council in 1957.
He played a key role not only in the development of the English YCW but also the International YCW.
Later he became Secretary General of World Movement of Christian Workers, a post he held during the period of the Second Vatican Council where he became a lay auditor and was the first lay person to address an Ecumenical Council.
He died on 8 March 1990.
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He played a key role not only in the development of the English YCW but also the International YCW.
Later he became Secretary General of World Movement of Christian Workers, a post he held during the period of the Second Vatican Council where he became a lay auditor and was the first lay person to address an Ecumenical Council.
He died on 8 March 1990.
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Country of origin
English
United Kingdom
Geographic area
Wigan
Birth date
February 11, 1916
Birth place
United Kingdom
Death date
March 8, 1990
Death place
United Kingdom
Movement
English YCW
World Movement of Christian Workers
Title
Patrick Keegan