pr ising ▁participants ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Anna <0x0A> </s> ▁Kevin ▁Joseph ▁Far rell ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁American ▁pre late ▁and ▁a ▁Card inal ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁Born ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Christ . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁the ▁Dic aster y ▁for ▁the ▁La ity , ▁Family ▁and ▁Life . ▁Cre ated ▁a ▁Card inal ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Dallas , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Dallas . ▁Far rell ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁Ireland ▁when ▁he ▁b anned ▁Mary ▁Mc A le ese , ▁a ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁from ▁address ing ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁V at ican ▁City ▁on ▁" Intern ational ▁Women ’ s ▁Day " ▁about ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁revel ations ▁that ▁Far rell ' s ▁ment or ▁and ▁former ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Washington ▁The odore ▁McC arr ick ▁was ▁guilty ▁of ▁ab using ▁many ▁young ▁sem in ari ans ▁and ▁pri ests ▁over ▁several ▁dec ades ▁brought ▁calls ▁in ▁count less ▁American ▁publications ▁for ▁Far rell ▁to ▁clarify ▁whether ▁he ▁knew ▁of ▁the ▁alleg