Kevin Joseph Farrell
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His Eminence Kevin Joseph Farrell |
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| Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | August 17, 2016 |
| Predecessor | None; position established |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire (2016-Present) |
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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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| Birth name | Kevin Joseph Farrell |
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September 2, 1947 Dublin, Ireland |
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State In Fide ("Stand in Faith") |
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Priestly ordination
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| Ordained by | Eduardo Francisco Pironio |
| Date of ordination | 24 December 1978 |
| Place of ordination | Rome, Italy |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Theodore Edgar McCarrick |
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James Aloysius Hickey Leonard Olivier |
| Date of consecration | 11 February 2002 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 19 November 2016 |
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Bishops consecrated by Kevin Farrell as principal consecrator
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| J. Douglas Deshotel | 27 April 2010 |
| Mark J. Seitz | 27 April 2010 |
| John Gregory Kelly | 11 February 2016 |
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Styles of Kevin Joseph Farrell |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Kevin Joseph Farrell (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A former member of the Legion of Christ, he has been appointed the Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, effective September 1, 2016. He had been the seventh Bishop of Dallas, as well as the chancellor of the University of Dallas.
Kevin Farrell was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up speaking Irish. The second of four sons, he has an older brother, Brian, who currently serves as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in the Roman Curia. Farrell studied under the Christian Brothers in Drimnagh, and entered the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1966. In 1967, he visited the United States while raising funds for the missions of Latin America through the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Salamanca in Spain, followed by studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned a Master's degree in Philosophy and licentiate in theology. Farrell also attended the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), receiving a master's degree in dogmatic theology (1976) and Licentiate of Sacred Theology in pastoral theology (1977). He also holds a Master's in business and administration from the University of Notre Dame as well.
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