James Kendrick Williams is an American Roman Catholic bishop. 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 ordained bishop on June 19. 1984. On January 14, 1988, he named first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington and was installed on March 2, 1988. On June 11. 2002, Williams resigned. [More at Wikipedia]

September 5th, 1936 in Athertonville  /  Died:   Oct 31st, 2017