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Most Rev. Kevin Joseph Farrell's Biography
Most Rev. Kevin Joseph Farrell
Occupation: Bishop
Born: Dublin, September 2, 1947
Education
BA, University Salamanca, Spain, 1968
BA, Pontifical Gregorian Univ., Rome, 1971
MA, Pontifical Univ. St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 1976
STL, Pontifical Univ. St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome, 1977
Career
Ordained priest Congregation of Legionaries of Christ, 1978; incardinated Archdiocese of Washington, 1984; associate pastor St. Peter, Olney, 1984, St. Bartholomew, Bethesda, Maryland, St. Thomas the Apostle, Washington; pastor Annunciation Parish, Northwest Washington, 2000—2002; director, Spanish Catholic Center Archdiocese of Washington, 1986—1989, secretary fin., 1989—2001; ordained bishop, 2002; auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Washington, 2002—2007; bishop Diocese of Dallas, Texas, 2007—
Awards
Named a Prelate of Honor, Pope John Paul II, 1995
Religion
Roman Catholic
Address
Office: Diocese of Dallas 3725 Blackburn St PO Box 190507 Dallas TX 75219
A self-directed retreat for deacons in the Catholic Church designed to lead the deacon into silent adoration and deeper appropriation of his call from Christ to become a deacon.