James Kendrick Williams | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Lexington | |
| Archdiocese | Louisville |
| Diocese | Lexington |
| Appointed | January 14, 1988 |
| Installed | March 2, 1988 |
| Retired | June 11, 2002 |
| Predecessor | First Bishop |
| Successor | Ronald William Gainer |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 25, 1963 by Charles Garrett Maloney |
| Consecration | June 19, 1984 by William Anthony Hughes, Thomas C. Kelly, and Richard Henry Ackerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1936 |
| Styles of James Kendrick Williams | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
James Kendrick Williams (born September 5, 1936, also known as J. Kendrick Williams) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who was bishop of Diocese of Lexington in Kentucky from 1988 to 2002. Williams previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Covington in Kentucky.
Williams resigned as bishop of Lexington in 2002 after three men accused him of child sexual abuse. As of November 2023, the Vatican has not released any comment on the investigation.