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Joesph E. Keller (July 25, 1827 – February 4, 1886) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit.

Keller was born on July 25, 1827, in Kandel, Palatinate, in the Kingdom of Bavaria.

He entered the Society of Jesus on July 12, 1844, through the order's Missouri Province.

Keller was ordained a priest on February 2, 1863.

On August 15, 1869, Keller became the provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland Province, succeeding Angelo Paresce.

His tenure as provincial superior came to an end on May 8 ,1877, when he was succeeded by Robert W. Brady.

Keller died on February 4, 1886, at Villa San Girolamo in Fiesole, Tuscany.