The Most
Reverend Joseph F. Kenney, Ph.D.
Retired
Bishop
Diocese of California
American Catholic Church
Bishop Kenney earned a B.S. degree in Education from Western Connecticut University in 1960, a B.A. degree from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angles in 1966, an M. Div. from Saint Mark Seminary, South Union, Kentucky in 1980, and a Ph.D. in the Humanities from Pacific Western University, Los Angeles in 1984.
Bishop Kenney worked on the West Coast where he was coordinator of student teachers at Pepperdine University, Los Angeles. He taught American Literature, Composition and Pastoral Counseling at Holy Apostles Seminary, Cromwell, Connecticut, in the 1980's, and Scripture at Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Florida in the 1990's. His credentials include certification as a school psychologist and counselor.
Bishop Kenney has numerous publications including: Sea Oates, Poems & Prayers (1995), Come Follow (1980) and 1985), Of Seal Beach (1971), Flesh and the Word (1963) and Reflections From San Blass (1990).
After his many years in ministry with the Roman Catholic Church, as member of the Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles where he served in many parishes throughout the United States, Bishop Kenney was incardinated with the American Catholic Church and later Consecrated a Bishop for the Church by The Most Reverend Robert J. Allmen on November 12, 1999.
On December 1, 2005, Bishop Kenney was incardinated into the Catholic Church of America where he served as Auxiliary Bishop. Upon the merger of of the Catholic Church in January of 2008 with the Diocese of California American Catholic Church Bishop Kenney continued to serve as an Auxiliary Bishop. Bishop Kenney retired from active ministry as of February 2009. Bishop Kenney resides is New Port Richey, FL.
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