John Francis Kinney | |
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| Bishop of Saint Cloud Titular Bishop of Caprulae | |
| See | Diocese of Saint Cloud |
| Appointed | May 9, 1995 |
| Installed | July 6, 1995 |
| Term ended | September 20, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Jerome Hanus |
| Successor | Donald Joseph Kettler |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 1976 to 1982 Bishop of Bismarck 1982 to 1995 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 2, 1963 by Leo Binz |
| Consecration | January 25, 1977 by John Robert Roach, Leo Binz, and James Richard Ham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 11, 1937 Oelwein, Iowa, US |
| Died | September 27, 2019 (aged 82) Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US |
| Education | Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | Caritas Christi urget nos (The love of Christ compels us) |
| Styles of John Francis Kinney | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Francis Kinney (June 11, 1937 – September 27, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud in Minnesota from 1995 to 2013.
Kinney previously served as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1982 to 1995 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 1976 to 1982.