John Joseph Kennedy
The Most Reverend John Joseph Kennedy | |
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Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
Church | Catholic Church |
See | Absorus (titular) |
Appointed | 23 Apr 2022 |
Predecessor | Giacomo Morandi |
Other post(s) | Titular archbishop-elect of Absorus (since 2024) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 July 1993 by Desmond Connell |
Personal details | |
Born | John Joseph Kennedy (1968-07-15) 15 July 1968 (age 56) Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Denomination | Catholic |
Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
Styles of John Joseph Kennedy | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Archbishop |
John Joseph Kennedy (15 July 1968 - ) is an Irish Catholic priest and secretary for Discipline at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) since his appointment in 2022. Previously, he served as Head of Office at the DDF.
He was born in Clontarf, Dublin.[1] He was ordained a priest on 13 July 1993 for the Archdiocese of Dublin. He obtained a Licentiate and then a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Among the positions held in Ireland he was Vice-Parish Priest of St. Agnes Church, then of St. Nicholas of Myra in Dublin.[2]
He entered the service of the Holy See in September 2002 and began working with the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in 2003, beginning his service there under its then prefect, Cardinal Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI.[1] From 2003 to 2017 he was an Official of then Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and, since 2017, he has been Head of the Disciplinary Section in the same Dicastery.
In an interview with Zenit, he described his reaction to hearing of the resignation of Benedict: “You sometimes meet people who ask you: ‘Do you remember where you were on the day when JFK was shot, or the Twin Towers came down, or when World War II ended?’ I can think very clearly of exactly where I was.” He was "in the north of Italy, and I was just ready to leave the hotel after a two-day ski trip, and my brother phoned and said: 'What's going on in Rome?' I said: 'I don't really know. I'm not there.' He said: 'Switch on the TV as soon as you can, and you'll see exactly what's going on.'".[1]
In May 2024 in an interview at an event titled "Abuse of minors: A reading of the Italian context (2001-2021)", organised jointly by the Italian Embassy to the Holy See and the Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI), he said the canonical inquiry into Marko Rupnik SJ was “at a fairly advanced stage”.[3]
On 23 April he was appointed secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later renamed the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Thus, he has responsibility for dealing with credible allegations against clergy. He leads a staff of 16 full-time officials handling cases in his disciplinary section.[3] On 29 July 2024 he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Absorus by Pope Francis.[4] He will be consecrated a Bishop on 24 September by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c McGarry, Patsy (25 April 2022). "Irish priest appointed to senior Vatican role investigating abuse". The Irish Times.
- ^ Walsh, Oisín (2022-04-25). "Dublin priest appointed Secretary to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith". Catholic News.
- ^ a b Allen, Ann Allen (2024-05-30). "Rupnik case in 'advanced stage' despite complexities, says Vatican investigator". Catholic Herald.
- ^ Nomina Episcopale del Segretario per la Sezione Disciplinare del Dicastero per la Dottrina della Fede
- ^ "Father John Joseph Kennedy [Catholic-Hierarchy]". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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