Edward Denis (also Dionysius[1]) Kelly (December 30, 1860 – March 26, 1926) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2][3]He received his episcopal consecration on January 26 1910, from Cardinal James Gibbons, with Bishops Henry Richter and Camillus Maes serving as co-consecrators.

[4] Kelly was a major contributor to the founding of Theta Phi Alpha, a national women's sorority at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

He allowed the guild to have social events at St. Thomas Parish in Ann Arbor, although he banned tango dancing at parties there in 1914.

[6][8] On January 16, 1919, Pope Benedict XV named Kelly as the third bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids; he was installed on May 20, 1919.