Kevin Kenney


Kevin Thomas Kenney
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Titular Bishop of Cunavia
Kenney at his episcopal consecration
ArchdioceseSaint Paul and Minneapolis
AppointedJuly 25, 2024
InstalledOctober 28, 2024
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Cunavia
Orders
OrdinationMay 28, 1994
by John Roach
ConsecrationOctober 28, 2024
by Bernard Hebda, Peter F. Christensen, and James R. Golka
Personal details
Born (1959-12-29) December 29, 1959
Alma mater
MottoThe Love of Christ Impels Us
Coat of arms
Styles of
Kevin Thomas Kenney
Azure, three pallets wavy Argent, overall to dexter the Tower of Saint Kevin Or and to sinister a Greek Celtic cross Or, charged at the center with a dove overt Argent; on a chief Or flanked to dexter by a Rose Gules, barbed and seeded Proper, and to sinister by a sheaf of wheat Or and a bunch of grapes, Purpure, leaved Vert together, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Gules, crowned and wounded Proper, enflamed Or. The shield ensigned with an episcopal cross Or behind the shield and a bishop’s galero Vert cords and twelve tassels disposed in three rows of one, two and three all Vert. On a scroll below the shield the motto: "The Love of Christ Impels Us".
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Kevin Thomas Kenney (born December 29, 1959) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Currently an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Kenney was born and raised in Minneapolis and attended DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis College of Saint Thomas in St. Paul. After spending time as a Claretian, Kenney was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 28, 1994. He was named an auxiliary bishop on July 25, 2024, and consecrated on October 28, 2024.