Francis J. Kane

His Excellency,The Most Reverend Francis Joseph Kane
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago Titular Bishop ofSault Sainte Marie
Archdiocese	Chicago
Appointed	January 24, 2003
Installed	March 19, 2003
Retired	July 3, 2018
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop ofSault Sainte Marie
Orders
Ordination	May 14, 1969 byJohn Cody
Consecration	March 19, 2003 byFrancis George,Raymond E. Goedert,andRicardo Watty Urquidi
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-30)October 30, 1942 Chicago, Illinois,US
Education	Niles College St. Mary of the Lake Seminary
Motto	Thy kingdom come

Styles of Francis Joseph Kane
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Francis Joseph Kane(born October 30, 1942) is an Americanprelateof theCatholic Church.Kane served as anauxiliary bishopof theArchdiocese of Chicagoin Illinois from 2003 to 2018.

Biography

Early life and education

Born on October 30, 1942, inChicago,Illinois,Francis Kane attended Our Lady of Peace Elementary School and graduated fromArchbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminaryin Chicago in 1961.He then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree fromNiles Collegein Chicago in 1963, and aBachelor of Sacred Theologydegree fromSt. Mary of the Lake Seminaryin Mundelein, Illinois, in 1969.

Ordination and ministry

Kane wasordainedto the priesthood by CardinalJohn Codyat St. Mary of the Lake Seminary on May 14, 1969.He then served asassociate pastorat St. John Fisher Parish in Chicago until 1975, and was also named associate director of the archdiocesan Center for Pastoral Ministry in 1973.

Kane served as associate pastor at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in Chicago from 1975 to 1979, and director of the Office for the Ministry of Peace and Justice (1979-1985) and director of the Office of Evangelization and Christian Life (1983-1993).Kane was director ofCatholic Relief Servicesfrom 1982 to 1987. From 1993 to his appointment as auxiliary bishop in 2003, Kane served aspastorof St. Joseph Parish inWilmette, Illinois.He also becamedeanof Deanery A in 1999, serving until 2003.

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

On January 24, 2003,Pope John Paul IIappointed Kane as an auxiliary bishop of Chicago and titular bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.He was consecrated on March 19, 2003, by CardinalFrancis George,with BishopsRaymond GoedertandRicardo Urquidiserving as co-consecrators, atHoly Name Cathedralin Chicago.

As an auxiliary bishop, Kane also served asepiscopal vicarfor Vicariate II and the cardinal's liaison for the Annual Catholic Appeal and for the Office for Lay Ecclesial Ministry.Kan was also a member of Aid for Women and the Parish Evaluation Project (PEP), and served on the board of directors ofSt. Joseph College Seminaryin Chicago. Within theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops,Kane was a member of the Committee on Catholic Education and the Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.He is a member of theOrder of the Holy SepulchreandKnights of Columbus.

On January 16, 2014, Kane made a public apology to victims ofsexual abuseby priests in the archdiocese. He said that the archdiocese had operated on the mistaken belief that abusive priests could be rehabilitated and safely returned to parish assignments with monitoring.He said:

We found out that isn't true, that was a mistake. We didn't realize the depth of this terrible, terrible sin and crime... child sex abuse.

On July 3, 2018,Pope Francisaccepted Kane's resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago after he had reached the retirement age of 75.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago