James Kendrick Williams
James Kendrick Williams is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, from 1988 to 2002.Biography
Born in Athertonville, Kentucky, Williams was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, on May 25, 1963.
On April 15, 1984, Williams was named titular bishop of Catula and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, and was consecrated bishop on June 19, 1984.
On January 14, 1988, he was named first bishop of the Diocese of Lexington and was installed on March 2, 1988. On June 11, 2002, Williams resigned after three lawsuits against him alleging sexual abuse of teenage boys. He denied the allegations.
