Louis Frederick Kihneman

Louis Frederick Kihneman III (born February 17, 1952) is an American Catholic prelate who serves as Bishop of Biloxi in Mississippi.

Biography

Early life Kihneman was born on February 14, 1952, in Lafayette, Louisiana. He attended the University of St. Thomas in Houston, earning a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in religious education and theology. He then attended St. Mary's Seminary in Houston. The diocese assigned Kihneman as parochial vicar at the following parishes:

San Isidro Labrador in Arteaga, México (1977) St. Anthony of Padua in Robstown, Texas (1978 to 1980) Christ the King parish in Corpus Christi (1980 to 1981) Saints Cyril and Methodius in Corpus Christi (1981 to 1983) Kihneman was to be consecrated as a bishop on February 17, 2017, but surgery for diverticulitis forced its postponement until April 28, 2017. He was consecrated by Archbishop Thomas John Rodi with Bishops Roger Morin and William Mulvey serving as co-consecrators.

In January 2019, Kihneman released a list of three diocesan priests, none of whom were still practicing ministry, who had credible accusations of sexual abuse. Kihneman released a statement in July 2020 with Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson denouncing the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a policeman in Minneapolis. The statement also condemned racism in the United States.