Kevin Michael Britt
Kevin Michael Britt | |
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Bishop of Grand Rapids | |
Diocese | Grand Rapids |
See | Grand Rapids |
Appointed | 10 December 2002 (Coadjutor) |
Installed | 13 October 2003 |
Term ended | 15 May 2004 |
Predecessor | Robert John Rose |
Successor | Walter Allison Hurley |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 June 1970 |
Consecration |
6 January 1994 by Adam Joseph Maida |
Personal details | |
Born |
Detroit, USA | 19 November 1944
Died |
15 May 2004 59) Grand Rapids | (aged
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Kevin Michael Britt (November 19, 1944 – May 16, 2004) was an American Roman Catholic bishop.
Biography
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Britt was ordained to the priesthood on June 28, 1970 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. On November 23, 1993, Britt was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Detroit Archdiocese and consecrated on January 6, 1994, aged 49.
On December 10, 2002, Britt was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. On October 13, 2003, he was named as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.[1]
Death
Bishop Britt died suddenly in his sleep at age 59 on May 16, 2004, at his home in Grand Rapids.[2]
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