- John Francis Kinney
infobox bishopstyles
name=John Kinney
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |John Francis Kinney (born
June 11 ,1937 ) is an Americanprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He is the ninth and current Bishop of St. Cloud.Biography
John Kinney was born in Oelwein,
Iowa , to John and Marie (née McCarty) Kinney. He received hisprimary education atSt. Thomas Elementary School in Winona,Minnesota , and [http://www.annunciationmsp.org/school/index.asp Annunciation Elementary School] in Minneapolis. He attended DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis before enteringNazareth Hall Seminary in St. Paul. Kinney graduated from St. Paul Seminary in 1963, and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Leo Binz onFebruary 2 ,1963 , in the Cathedral of Saint Paul.He then served as assistant pastor of St. Thomas Parish in Minneapolis until 1968, and was named vice-chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis in 1966. From 1968 to 1971, Kinney completed his graduate studies at the
Pontifical Lateran University inRome , from where he obtained his doctorate in canon law. Upon his return to theUnited States , he resumed his post as vice-chancellor, rising to become full chancellor in 1973. He also served as pastor of [http://www.parishesonline.net/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=10&ID=3912 St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish] in Minneapolis during his tenure as chancellor.On
November 9 ,1976 , Kinney was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul-Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of "Caprulae" byPope Paul VI . He received his episcopal consecration onJanuary 25 ,1977 from Archbishop John Roach, with Archbishop Binz and Bishop James Ham, MM, serving as co-consecrators, in theBasilica of Saint Mary . He was archdiocesanVicar for Parishes from 1979 to 1982.Kinney was later named the fifth Bishop of Bismarck,
North Dakota , onJune 28 ,1982 , and was formally installed as such on the followingAugust 23 . He sat on the Board of Directors ofCatholic Relief Services from 1993 to 1998.Pope John Paul II appointed him the ninth Bishop of St. Cloud, Minnesota, onMay 9 ,1995 , being installed onJuly 6 of that same year.Within the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops , Kinney currently sits on the [http://www.usccb.org/plm/ Committee for Priestly Life and Ministry] , [http://www.usccb.org/mrs/ Committee on Migration] , and the USCCB's Administrative Committee. He formerly chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Bishops' Life and Ministry, [http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/ Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse] , and [http://www.usccb.org/deacon/ Committee on Permanent Diaconate] .External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bharrbj.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.stcdio.org/Bishop/Bishops_homepage_new.html Diocese of St. Cloud]
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