Kevin Farrell
Irish bishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church (b. 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the pianist with the same name, see Kevin Farrell (pianist).
Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal and has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016. In 2019, he was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church as well.
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Appointed | August 15, 2016 |
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Ordination | December 24, 1978 by Eduardo Francisco Pironio |
Consecration | February 11, 2002 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick |
Created cardinal | November 19, 2016 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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Born | Kevin Joseph Farrell (1947-09-02) September 2, 1947 (age 76) Dublin, Ireland |
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After his ordination in 1978, Farrell served as a chaplain and university teacher for several years in Mexico and worked in the United States from 1984 to 2016. He was an auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Washington in Washington D.C. from 2002 to 2007 and bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2007 to 2017.