Michael Hughes Kenny

Michael Hughes Kenny, (June 26, 1937 - February 19, 1995) was a 20th century bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Juneau in the state of Alaska from 1979-1995.^[1]

Biography

Born in Hollywood, California, Kenny was ordained a Catholic priest on March 30, 1963. On March 22, 1979 Pope John Paul II named him to be the third Bishop of Juneau. He was ordained a bishop by the pope on May 27, 1979. The co-consecrators were Archbishops Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy who was secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Eduardo Martínez Somalo who was an Official of the Secretariat of State. He served the diocese for 15 years until his death on 19 February 1995.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Diocese of Juneau". www.gcatholic.com. http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/june0.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-21. 
2. ^ "Bishop Michael Hughes Kenny". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bkaniecki.html. Retrieved 2010-05-13. 

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francis Thomas Hurley	Bishop of Juneau 1979–1995	Succeeded by Michael William Warfel

Persondata
Name	Kenny, Michael Hughes
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska
Date of birth	June 26, 1937
Place of birth	Hollywood, California
Date of death	February 19, 1995
Place of death	Juneau, Alaska