John Francis Kinney


John Francis Kinney
Bishop of Saint Cloud
Titular Bishop of Caprulae
SeeDiocese of Saint Cloud
AppointedMay 9, 1995
InstalledJuly 6, 1995
Term endedSeptember 20, 2013
PredecessorJerome Hanus
SuccessorDonald Joseph Kettler
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
1976 to 1982
Bishop of Bismarck
1982 to 1995
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 2, 1963
by Leo Binz
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1977
by John Robert Roach, Leo Binz, and James Richard Ham
Personal details
Born(1937-06-11)June 11, 1937
DiedSeptember 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 82)
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US
EducationPontifical Lateran University
MottoCaritas Christi urget nos
(The love of Christ compels us)
Styles of
John Francis Kinney
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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.