May 15, 2026 | Black Catholic Messenger
Fr Darrell Kelly, SVD, Mississippi-born priest who served in the South, dead at 64
Ordained in his 40s, Kelly served African-American parishes in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, before health issues forced his retirement.
Fr Darrell “Chuck” Kelly, a member of the Divine Word Missionaries who served as a parish priest in the Deep South, had died after a lengthy illness. He was 64 years old.
