James Kendrick Williams
James Kendrick Williams (born September 5, 1936 in Athertonville ) is Old Bishop of Lexington .
Life
James Kendrick Williams was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Louisville on May 25, 1963 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop in Covington and Titular Bishop of Catula on April 15, 1984 . The Bishop of Covington, William Anthony Hughes , he donated the 19 June of the same year consecration ; Co- consecrators were Thomas Cajetan Kelly OP , Archbishop of Louisville, and Richard Henry Ackerman CSSp , Bishop Emeritus of Covington.
On January 14, 1988 he was appointed first bishop of the diocese of Lexington , established on the same date , and on March 2 of the same year he was appointed to the office. He resigned from his office on June 11, 2002.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Lexington 1988-2002 |
Ronald William Gainer |
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| SURNAME | Williams, James Kendrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Williams, James; Williams, James K. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, former Bishop of Lexington |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athertonville |