Kevin Farrell — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016.
Holds the office of camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 2019.
President of the Supreme Court of Vatican City since 2024.
Served as regent of Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis on 21 April 2025.
Made a cardinal in 2016.
Earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Served as Bishop of Dallas from 2007 to 2017.

Biography

Kevin Joseph Farrell is an Irish American Catholic prelate, born on 2 September 1947, in Dublin, Ireland. He currently serves as the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 2019, and president of the Supreme Court of Vatican City since 2024. He was made a cardinal in 2016.