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Paul Keane (January 1975–) is an English Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Brentwood, and the incoming chaplain at Fisher House, the Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Cambridge. He was formerly Acting Rector at St Mary's College, Oscott, one of the seminaries for English and Welsh priests.

Early life and education
Keane was born in January 1975. He read History at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, and attained his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. During his time in Rome, he was also student archivist at the Venerable English College.

Ministry
Keane was ordained deacon in the Diocese of Brentwood on 19 January 2002, and ordained priest of the Diocese of Brentwood on 19 July 2003.

From 2009 to 2014, Keane served as Parish Priest of Brightlingsea-with-Wivenhoe. During this time, he was also Catholic Chaplain at the University of Essex.

Keane was a commentator for Catholic Voices, a communications project training lay Catholics to discuss controversial issues relating to their faith. In this capacity, Keane appeared on Sky News, The Big Questions, and BBC News at Ten, among others. In 2019, he was credited as a priestly adviser for 'The House of God' episode of Father Brown.

In January 2021, following the death of Canon Giles Goward, Rector of St Mary's College, Oscott, Keane was appointed Acting Rector of the college, overseeing its operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In May 2022, Keane was appointed Chaplain at Fisher House, the Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Cambridge.