Kevin Farrell

Episcopal succession
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Kevin Farrell as principal consecrator
J. Douglas Deshotel	2010
Mark J. Seitz	2010
John Gregory Kelly	2016

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Date	24 December 1978
Place	Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Philip the Martyr, Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Co-consecrators	James Aloysius Hickey,; Leonard Olivier;
Date	11 February 2002
Place	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

His Eminence

Kevin Farrell

KGCHS
His Eminence; Kevin Farrell; KGCHS
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life; Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church;
	Farrell in 2021
Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	15 August 2016
Installed	14 February 2019 (as Camerlengo)
Predecessor	Jean-Louis Tauran (Camerlengo)
Other posts	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire (2016‍–‍present); President of the Pontifical Commission for Confidential Matters (2020‍–‍present); Chair of the Pontifical Committee for Investments (2022‍–‍present);
Previous posts	Bishop of Dallas (2007‍–‍2016); Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2001‍–‍2007);
Orders
Ordination	24 December 1978; by Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Consecration	11 February 2002; by Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Created cardinal	19 November 2016; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal deacon
Personal details
Born	Kevin Joseph Farrell; 2 September 1947; Dublin, Ireland
Motto	State in fide; (Latin for 'Stay firm in the faith')
	Styles
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Religious style	Cardinal
Informal style	Cardinal
Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Date	24 December 1978
Place	Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Philip the Martyr, Rome, Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Co-consecrators	James Aloysius Hickey,; Leonard Olivier;
Date	11 February 2002
Place	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
J. Douglas Deshotel
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Kevin Farrell as principal consecrator
J. Douglas Deshotel	2010
Mark J. Seitz	2010
John Gregory Kelly	2016

Kevin Joseph Farrell (born 2 September 1947) is an Irish American Catholic prelate who has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 2019, and president of the Supreme Court of Vatican City since 2024. He served as the regent of Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis on 21 April 2025, and held these interim duties until Leo XIV was elected as pope on 8 May.

After his ordination in 1978, Farrell served as a chaplain and university teacher for several years in Mexico and worked in the United States from 1984 to 2016. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Dallas from 2007 to 2017. He was made a cardinal in 2016.