On Aug. 17, 2016, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell was appointed by Pope Francis to lead the new Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life at the Vatican. When he departs for his new ministry in early October, he will leave behind, many Catholic faithful say, a diverse Diocese of Dallas that is more united, financially viable and charitable and poised for the future than the one he encountered when he first came here nearly 10 years ago.
Bishop Kevin J. Farrell
On Aug. 17, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Kevin J. Farrell to lead a new Vatican office for Laity, Family and Life.
The appointment is a continuation of the Holy Father’s effort to bring more efficiency and transparency to the Vatican Curia and to highlight the importance of the family and the laity to the life of the church for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.
On August 17, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell as Prefect of the newly-formed Dicastery for Laity,…