Francis X. KEELAN [1902-1980]
Father Francis X. Keelan was a Maryknoll missionary. He was ordained on 17 June 1934 and assigned to Wuchow (Wuzhou), Guangxi in the same year. Father Keelan was later stationed in Kweilin (Guilin).
He was on business in Hong Kong before the Japanese invasion. After the fall of Hong Kong, Father Keelan and other Maryknoll priests were interned at Stanley Camp until September 1942 (see here). In camp, he was co-chairman of the athletic committee.