Kevin Farrell

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Date	December 24, 1978
Place	Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Co-consecrators	James Aloysius Hickey; Leonard Olivier;
Date	February 11, 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	November 19, 2016

History
Ordination history of; Kevin Farrell
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Date	December 24, 1978
Place	Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Co-consecrators	James Aloysius Hickey; Leonard Olivier;
Date	February 11, 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	November 19, 2016
J. Douglas Deshotel
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Kevin Farrell as principal consecrator
J. Douglas Deshotel	April 27, 2010
Mark J. Seitz	April 27, 2010
John Gregory Kelly	February 11, 2016

His Eminence

Kevin Joseph Farrell

KGCHS
His Eminence; Kevin Joseph Farrell; KGCHS
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
	Bishop Farrell in 2007
Church	Catholic
Appointed	August 15, 2016
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire (2016‍–‍present); Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2019‍–‍present); President of the Pontifical Commission for Confidential Matters (2020‍–‍present); Chair of the Pontifical Committee for Investments (2022‍–‍present);
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Dallas (2007‍–‍2016); Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2001‍–‍2007);
Orders
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
Personal details
Born	Kevin Joseph Farrell; September 2, 1947 (age 77); Dublin, Ireland
Motto	State in fide; Stay firm in the faith;

Styles of Kevin Joseph Farrell

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal and has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016. In 2019, he was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church as well.

After his ordination in 1978, Farrell served as a chaplain and university teacher for several years in Mexico and worked in the United States from 1984 to 2016. He was an auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Washington in Washington D.C. from 2002 to 2007 and bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2007 to 2017.