Arthur Leo Kennedy

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Arthur Leo Kennedy
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston
Titular Bishop of Timidana
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseBoston
AppointedJune 30, 2010
InstalledSeptember 14, 2010
Term endedJune 30, 2017
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Timidana
Orders
OrdinationDecember 17, 1966
by Francis Frederick Reh
ConsecrationSeptember 14, 2010
by Seán Patrick O'Malley, Walter James Edyvean, and Robert Francis Hennessey
Personal details
Born (1942-01-09) January 9, 1942 (age 80)
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoUT COGNOSCANT TE
(So that they may know you)
Styles of
Arthur Leo Kennedy
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Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop
Ordination history of
Arthur Leo Kennedy
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFrancis Frederick Reh
DateDecember 17, 1966
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorSeán Patrick O'Malley
Co-consecratorsWalter James Edyvean,
Robert Francis Hennessey
DateSeptember 14, 2010
PlaceCathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, MA

Arthur Leo Kennedy (born January 9, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in New England from 2010 to 2017.

After retirement, Kennedy took up residence at St. Mary's Church in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1]

Biography[]

Early life and education[]

Arthur Leo Kennedy was born on January 9, 1942, in Boston to Arthur and Helen (O’Rourke) Kennedy. He has four brothers (Kevin, Terrence, Christopher, and Brian) and one sister (Maurabeth). Kennedy has four nieces and four nephews.[2]

Kennedy attended Longfellow Elementary School in the Roslindale section of Boston and St. Aidan Grammar School in Brookline, Massachusetts. He then entered Boston Latin School for his secondary education, graduating in 1959.

Kennedy received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Saint John's Seminary College in 1963. Kennedy then attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Ordination, education and ministry[]

On December 17, 1966, Kennedy was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston in St. Peter’s Basilica by Bishop Francis Reh. [3]

After his ordination, Kennedy was assigned to St. Monica Parish in Methuen, Massachusetts. He obtained a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1967. In 1969, Kennedy was posted to St. Joseph Parish in East Boston, serving there until 1974.

In 1974, Kennedy joined the faculty of the Theology and Catholic Studies departments at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, Minnesota.[4] He earned his doctorate in Systematic Theology/Philosophy of Religion in 1978 from Boston College. In 1983, Kennedy was named as associate professor at UST and in 2001 a full professor.[4]While at UST, Kennedy performed pastoral duties at Holy Trinity Parish in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1974 to 1982 and at the Church of the Assumption in St. Paul from 1982 to 2000.

In addition to teaching at UST and his pastoral duties, Kennedy also served on the faculty of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul (1990, 1995–2000, 2006) and was Director of the Master of Arts in Theology program.[4]

In 2002, Kennedy was appointed as executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.In 2007, Kennedy was named as Rector of Saint John's Seminary in Boston, holding that position until July 2012.[5]

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston[]

On June 30, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Kennedy as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and Titular Bishop of Timidana.[6] He was installed and consecrated by Cardinal Seán O'Malley on September 14, 2010, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston,[3] Kennedy's episcopal motto was: Ut cognoscant te, meaning, "so that they may know you" from Saint John's Gospel (John 17:3).

On Jan. 18, 2012, O'Malley named Kennedy as Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization of the Archdiocese.[7]

Retirement[]

Pope Francis accepted Kennedy's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston on Jun 30, 2017.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Belschner, Fr. Wayne (March 9, 2017). "WELCOME BISHOP KENNEDY". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b "Bishop Arthur Leo Kennedy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ a b c Sirek, Patricia (2010-06-30). "June 30: Former UST theology professor named auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Boston". Newsroom | University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.06.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 30, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bishop Kennedy named Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization".
  8. ^ "Bishop Arthur Leo Kennedy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

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