Bishop Kevin Farrell
About the Diocese: Bishop Kevin Farrell
Bishop Farrell was appointed Seventh Bishop of Dallas on March 6, 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
He was installed as Bishop of Dallas May 1, 2007, succeeding Bishop Charles V. Grahmann who served as Sixth Bishop of Dallas from July 1990 until his resignation in July, 2007.
Curriculum Vitae
Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, D.D.
Bishop of Dallas
Born: September 2, 1947, Dublin, Ireland
Education: M.A. Philosophy, Rome, 1970
S.T.L. Rome, 1977
Ordained: December 24, 1978, Rome
February 11, 2002 Auxiliary Bishop, Washington, D.C.
Assignments:
1979 University Chaplain, Monterrey, Mexico
1983 St. Thomas Apostle Parish, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
1985 Director of Catholic Charities and the Spanish Catholic Center,
Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
1987 Vicar for Administration, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
2001 Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia,
Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
February 11, 2002 Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington
Bishop of Dallas
May 1, 2007 Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas
Other Responsibilities
Committee on Budget and Finance for the USCCB
Committee on Divine Worship for the USCCB
Committee on National Collections for the USCCB, Chairman
Committee on Migration for the USCCB, Consultant
Task Force on Promotion of Vocations to the Priesthood and
Consecrated Life for the USCCB
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Member
New Evangelization of America, President
International Eucharistic Congresses in Rome, National Delegate
Friends of the Pontifical Irish College in Rome, Inc., Member
The Papal Foundation, Board of Trustees