Kevin Michael Britt

Kevin Michael Britt (November 19, 1944 – May 16, 2004) was an American Roman Catholic bishop.

Kevin Michael Britt
Bishop of Grand Rapids
DioceseGrand Rapids
SeeGrand Rapids
Appointed10 December 2002 (Coadjutor)
Installed13 October 2003
Term ended15 May 2004
PredecessorRobert John Rose
SuccessorWalter Allison Hurley
Orders
Ordination28 June 1970
Consecration6 January 1994
by Adam Joseph Maida
Personal details
Born(1944-11-19)19 November 1944
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died15 May 2004(2004-05-15) (aged 59)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
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Biography

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Britt was ordained to the priesthood on June 28, 1970 for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. On November 23, 1993, Britt was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Detroit Archdiocese and consecrated on January 6, 1994, aged 49.

On December 10, 2002, Britt was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. On October 13, 2003, he was named as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.[1]

Death

Bishop Britt died suddenly in his sleep at age 59 on May 16, 2004, at his home in Grand Rapids.[2]

Notes

  1. Catholic Hierarchy website
  2. "Notice of death of Bishop Britt". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-01-01.


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