Kenneth Kearon
The Rt Revd Kenneth Arthur Kearon | |
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Born |
1953 Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe |
Employer | Church of Ireland |
Predecessor | Trevor Williams |
Religion | Church of Ireland (Anglican) |
Spouse(s) | Jennifer Kearon |
Kenneth Arthur Kearon (born Dublin, 1953) is an Irish Anglican bishop. He is the incumbent Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland.[1][2] He is married to Jennifer and they have three daughters.[3]
Kearon attended Mountjoy School and Trinity College Dublin, where he studied Philosophy, he also studied in Cambridge. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1982. Kearon served in the parishes of St. John's, Coolock, All Saints, Rahney, and as Rector of Tullow, from 1991 until 1999. In recent years he has served as Canon in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Kearon became Director of the Irish School of Ecumenics serving from 1999 until 2005.
He was Secretary General of the Anglican Consultative Council of the Anglican Communion, from 2004 to 2014.
Publications
- 'Medical Ethics: an Introduction' (Columba 1995)
References
Church of Ireland titles | ||
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Preceded by Trevor Williams |
Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe 2015-present |
Incumbent |