Nationality Irish Employer Church of Ireland Predecessor Trevor Williams | Name Kenneth Kearon Spouse(s) Jennifer Kearon | |
Born 1953 Dublin, Ireland Occupation Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe Religion Church of Ireland (Anglican) Books Medical Ethics: An Introduction | ||
Bishop Kenneth Kearon: "On Building an Ecumenical Barn"
Kenneth Arthur Kearon (born 4 October 1953) is an Irish Anglican bishop. He is the incumbent Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe in the Church of Ireland.
Contents
- Bishop Kenneth Kearon On Building an Ecumenical Barn
- Early life and education
- Ordained ministry
- Episcopal ministry
- Personal life
- Honours
- Publications
- References
Early life and education
Kearon was born on 4 October 1953 in Dublin, Ireland. He attended Mountjoy School and Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1975; he also studied at the Church of Ireland Theological College and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was conferred with a M.Phil. in 1992 following study at the Irish School of Ecumenics.
Ordained ministry
Kearon was ordained in the Church of Ireland as a deacon in 1981 and as a priest in 1982. He 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.
Episcopal ministry
In September 2014, it was announced that Kearon bad been elected as the next Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe. On 24 January 2015, he was consecrated a bishop during a service at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. The principal consecrator was Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin, and the co-consecrators were Pat Storey, Bishop of Meath and Kildare, and Patrick Rooke, Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry.
Personal life
In 1978, Kearon married Jennifer Poyntz. As such, his father-in-law is Samuel Poyntz. They have three daughters.
Honours
Kearon received an honorary doctorate from General Theological Seminary in 2006.