Kevin Kenney

Kevin Thomas Kenney (born December 29, 1959) is an American Catholic prelate serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis since 2024. Kenney was born and raised in Minneapolis and attended DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis and the College of Saint Thomas in St. Paul. After spending time as a Claretian, Kenney was ordained as a priest 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.

Biography Early life Kenney was born on December 29, 1959, to William and Dorothy Kenney and is the fifth of eight children.

After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Kenney as parochial vicar at Saint Olaf Parish in Minneapolis from 1994 to 1998, as pastor of Our Lady of Peace Parish in Minneapolis from 1998 to 2004, as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Saint Paul from 2004 to 2015, and as pastor of both Saint Michael in Kenyon and Divine Mercy Parishes in Faribault from 2015 to 2019, before his assignment as pastor of Saint Olaf in 2019.

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis On July 25, 2024, Pope Francis appointed Kenney as auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and titular bishop of Cunavia. On receiving the phone call from the apostolic nuncio, Christophe Pierre, announcing the appointment, Kenney was hesitant to accept it. This was because he was already 64 years old and thinking about retirement. However, after reflecting on the daily readings of the week, he told Pierre that he would take the position.

Kenney was consecrated a bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Paul on October 28, 2024, by Archbishop Bernard Hebda, with Bishops Peter F. Christensen and James R. Golka as principal co-consecrators.