▁also ▁served ▁at ▁St . ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Church , ▁Beth es da , ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Apost le ▁Church , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁arch di oc es an ▁Spanish ▁Catholic ▁Center . ▁ ▁Far rell ▁became ▁acting ▁director ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Char ities ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Arch di oc es an ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Honor ary ▁P rel ate ▁of ▁His ▁Hol iness ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁vic ar ▁general ▁for ▁the ▁arch di oc ese ▁and ▁past or ▁of ▁Ann unci ation ▁Church ▁in ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁appointed ▁Far rell ▁as ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Washington ▁with ▁the ▁tit ular ▁see ▁of ▁Rus u cc uru . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁by ▁The odore ▁Ed gar ▁Card inal ▁McC arr ick , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁Washington ' s ▁moder ator ▁of ▁the ▁cur ia ▁and ▁chief ▁vic ar - general . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁by