Background
O'Keefe, Gerald Francis was born on March 30, 1918 in St. Paul. Son of Francis Patrick and Lucille Mary (McDonald) O'K.
O'Keefe, Gerald Francis was born on March 30, 1918 in St. Paul. Son of Francis Patrick and Lucille Mary (McDonald) O'K.
Student, St. Paul Seminary, 1938-1944; Bachelor of Arts, College St. Thomas, 1945; Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Ambrose College, 1967; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Loras College, 1967; Doctor of Humane Letters, Marycrest College, 1967.
Assistant, St. Paul Cathedral, 1944; rector, St. Paul Cathedral, 1961-1967; chancellor, Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1945-1961; auxiliary bishop, Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1961-1967; vicar general, Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1962-1967; bishop, Diocese of Davenport, Iowa., 1967-1993; retired, 1993. Instructor St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul, 1944-1945. M C.