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Most Rev. Kevin Joseph Farrell's Biography

Most Rev.Kevin Joseph Farrell 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

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