Diocese Grand Rapids Nationality American Successor Walter A. Hurley Appointed December 10, 2002 Term ended 15 May 2004 Died May 16, 2004 Consecration January 6, 1994 | Installed 13 October 2003 Name Kevin Britt Ordination June 28, 1970 See Grand Rapids Denomination Roman Catholic Predecessor Robert John Rose | |
Born 19 November 1944
Detroit, USA ( 1944-11-19 ) | ||
Kevin Michael Britt (November 19, 1944 – May 16, 2004) was an American Roman Catholic bishop.
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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.
Death
Bishop Britt died suddenly in his sleep at age 59 on May 16, 2004, at his home in Grand Rapids.
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