Kevin Farrell

His Eminence

Kevin Joseph Farrell
His Eminence; Kevin Joseph Farrell
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
	Farrell in 2007
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	August 15, 2016
Other posts	Cardinal Deacon of San Giuliano Martire (2016–present); Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2019–present);
Orders
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
Personal details
Birth name	Kevin Joseph Farrell
Born	September 2, 1947 (age 76); Dublin, Ireland
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (2001–2007); Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2001–2007); Bishop of Dallas (2007–2016);
Motto	State in fide; ('Stand firm in the faith')

Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-American prelate and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a former member of the Legion of Christ.

Farrell was the seventh Bishop of Dallas, as well as the chancellor of the University of Dallas.

On September 1, 2016, he became the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He was created a cardinal on November 19, 2016, by Pope Francis.^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ "What Did The Cardinals Know?". The American Conservative. Retrieved 2018-07-29.

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