Kevin Farrell

His Eminence Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS
Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
Bishop Farrell in 2007
Church	Catholic
Appointed	August 15, 2016
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire (2016‍–‍present) Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2019‍–‍present) President of the Pontifical Commission for Confidential Matters (2020‍–‍present) Chair of the Pontifical Committee for Investments (2022‍–‍present)
Orders
Ordination	December 24, 1978 by Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Consecration	February 11, 2002 by Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Created cardinal	November 19, 2016 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Kevin Joseph Farrell (1947-09-02) September 2, 1947 (age 76) Dublin, Ireland
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Dallas (2007‍–‍2016) Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru (2001‍–‍2007)
Motto	State in fide Stay firm in the faith

Styles of Kevin Joseph Farrell
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Kevin Joseph Farrell KGCHS (born September 2, 1947) is an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal and has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016. In 2019, he was appointed Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church as well.

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 Archdiocese of Washington in Washington D.C. from 2002 to 2007 and bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2007 to 2017.