▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ret iring ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dallas , ▁Texas , ▁Charles ▁Victor ▁Gra h mann . ▁He ▁was ▁installed ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Conference ▁of ▁Catholic ▁B ish ops , ▁Far rell ▁was ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁M igration , ▁which ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁M igration ▁and ▁Ref uge e ▁Services ▁department . ▁This ▁department ▁serves ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁refuge es , ▁as yle es , ▁other ▁forced ▁migr ants , ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁move . ▁ ▁Far rell ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁US CC B ▁Committee ▁on ▁National ▁Col lections , ▁which ▁supports ▁ste ward ship ▁and ▁coordinates ▁the ▁collections ▁for ▁social ▁justice , ▁evangel ization , ▁education ▁and ▁institution al ▁development . ▁His ▁brother , ▁Bishop ▁Brian ▁Far rell , ▁is ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific al ▁Council ▁for ▁Prom oting ▁Christian ▁Unity . ▁Kevin ▁Far rell ▁commented : ▁" I ' m ▁younger , ▁but ▁I ▁became ▁bishop ▁first , ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁earlier . ▁And ▁we ▁still ▁have ▁a ▁little ▁sib ling ▁rival ry ." ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁appointed ▁Far rell ▁pre fect ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Dic aster y ▁for ▁La ity , ▁Family ▁and ▁Life . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9