Kevin Michael Britt

Kevin Michael Britt was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 2003 to 2004. Britt previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1993 to 2002

Biography

Early life

Kevin Britt was born on November 19, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, then entered the University of Detroit. After earning a Master in Religious Studies degree there, he went to St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, earning a Master of Divinity degree.
Britt was ordained to the priesthood at St. Agatha Church in Redford Township, Michigan, by Cardinal John Dearden on June 28, 1970, for the Archdiocese of Detroit. While a priest, Britt served as secretary to Cardinal Edmund Szoka at the Vatican and was a member of the Staff of the Economic Affairs of the Holy See.

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

On November 23, 1993, Pope [John Paul II] appointed Britt as an auxiliary bishop of Detroit; he was consecrated at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, Michigan, by Cardinal Adam Maida on January 6, 1994.

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Grand Rapids

On December 10, 2002, John Paul II appointed Britt as coadjutor bishop of Grand Rapids. On October 13, 2003, he became bishop of the diocese.Kevin Britt died in his sleep at age 59 on May 16, 2004, at his home in Grand Rapids after only seven months as bishop.