James Kendrick Williams

James Kendrick Williams (born September 5, 1936) is an American Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus who served the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky.

Biography

Born in Athertonville, Kentucky, Williams was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, on May 25, 1963.

On April 15, 1984, Williams was named titular bishop of Catula and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, and was consecrated bishop on June 19, 1984.

On January 14, 1988, he was named first bishop of the Diocese of Lexington and was installed on March 2, 1988. On June 11, 2002, Williams resigned.^[1]

References

Diocese of Lexington
Ordinaries	Bishops James Kendrick Williams Ronald William Gainer John Stowe
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King, Lexington Parishes:
Education	High schools Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington The Piarist School, Martin
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Archdiocese of Louisville
Ordinaries	Bishops Benedict Joseph Flaget John Baptist Mary David Benedict Joseph Flaget Martin John Spalding Peter Joseph Lavialle William George McCloskey Denis O'Donaghue John Alexander Floersh Archbishops John Alexander Floersh Thomas Joseph McDonough Thomas Cajetan Kelly Joseph Edward Kurtz Affiliated bishops Guy Ignatius Chabrat Michael Heiss Charles Garrett Maloney John McGill James Ryan John Lancaster Spalding James Kendrick Williams
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville Parishes:
Education	High schools (boys) St. Francis DeSales High School, Louisville St. Xavier High School, Louisville Trinity High School, St. Matthews High schools (girls) Assumption High School, Louisville Mercy Academy, Louisville Presentation Academy, Louisville Sacred Heart Academy, Louisville High schools, coeducational Bethlehem High School, Bardstown Holy Cross High School, Louisville Special needs school Pitt Academy, Louisville
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