Ken Howell (bishop)
{{Short description|Australian bishop}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend
| name = Kenneth Howell
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| title = Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba
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| diocese = Toowoomba
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| appointed = 24 May 2023
| term_start = 11 July 2023
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| predecessor = Robert McGuckin
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| ordination = 24 June 1983
| ordained_by = Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush
| consecration = 14 June 2017
| consecrated_by = Archbishop Mark Coleridge
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| birth_name = Kenneth Michael Howell
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| birth_place = Brisbane, Australia
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| religion = Roman Catholic
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| alma_mater = St James College
Pius XII Regional Seminary
| motto =Parare vias eius
(Prepare His way)
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Kenneth Howell (born 20 February 1958){{cite web |title=Bishop Kenneth Michael Howell |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhowell.html |website=catholic-hierarchy.org |publisher=Catholic Hierarchy |access-date=25 May 2023}} is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba.{{cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Joe |title=Bishop Ken Howell appointed bishop of Toowoomba by Pope Francis |url=https://catholicleader.com.au/news/qld/bishop-ken-howell-appointed-bishop-of-toowoomba-by-pope-francis/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=The Catholic Leader |date=24 May 2023}} He was previously an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. He was consecrated by Archbishop Mark Coleridge at St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane on 14 June 2017.{{cite news |last1=Bowling |first1=Mark |title=Bishop Ken Howell ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane Archdiocese |url=https://catholicleader.com.au/news/bishop-ken-howell-ordained-an-auxiliary-bishop-of-brisbane-archdiocese/ |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=The Catholic Leader |date=14 June 2017}} He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba by Pope Francis on 24 May 2023.{{cite web |title=Resignations and Appointments, 24.05.2023 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/05/24/230524c.html |website=The Holy See |access-date=25 May 2023}}
Early life
Howell was born in Brisbane in 1958 and educated at St James College, Brisbane. After graduating from high school, he joined Queensland Rail and worked as a clerk in the chief engineer's office. He entered Pius XII Regional Seminary (now Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane) in 1977.{{cite news |title=POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TOOWOOMBA |url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Announcement-of-7th-Catholic-Bishop-of-Toowoomba.pdf |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba |date=24 May 2023}}
Priesthood
On 24 June 1983, Howell was ordained by Archbishop Francis Roberts Rush of Brisbane. He served as assistant priest at the parishes of Noosa Heads, Burleigh Heads and St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane between 1983 and 1994. Between 1994 and 1997, he completed a Licentiate in Sacred Liturgy at the Pontifical Institute Sant’Anselmo in Rome.{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/about/leadership/#bishop-ken-howell |website=Archdiocese of Brisbane |access-date=25 May 2023}}
He returned to Australia in 1997 and served as Secretary to Archbishop John Bathersby until 2001, while also serving as a priest and then dean at St Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane. He also served as the vice rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane between 2002 and 2008. He became the administrator of St Mary's Parish, South Brisbane in 2008 and Parish Priest at Burleigh Heads in 2013.{{cite news |title=POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TOOWOOMBA |url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Announcement-of-7th-Catholic-Bishop-of-Toowoomba.pdf |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba |date=24 May 2023}}
=Episcopacy=
On 28 March 2017, Pope Francis appointed Howell as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane following the resignation of Monsignor Joseph John Oudeman OFMCap.{{cite web |title=Resignations and Appointments, 28.03.2017 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2017/03/28/170328b.html |website=The Holy See |access-date=25 May 2023}} He was given the titular see of Thamugadi and was consecrated on 14 June 2017 by Archbishop Mark Coleridge. On 1 February 2021, he was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.{{cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/about/leadership/#bishop-ken-howell |website=Archdiocese of Brisbane |access-date=25 May 2023}}
On 24 May 2023, Pope Francis appointed Howell to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba after accepting the resignation of Bishop Robert McGuckin.{{cite news |title=POPE FRANCIS NAMES NEW BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TOOWOOMBA |url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Announcement-of-7th-Catholic-Bishop-of-Toowoomba.pdf |access-date=25 May 2023 |publisher=Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba |date=24 May 2023}}
He was installed at St Patrick's Cathedral on 11 July 2023.{{cite news|url=https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/articles/bishop-ken-howell-announced-as-new-bishop-of-toowoomba/|title=Bishop Ken Howell announced as New Bishop of Toowoomba|date=24 May 2023|publisher=Archdiocese of Brisbane|access-date=27 October 2023}}
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