[2] He was consecrated on March 19, 2003, by Cardinal Francis George, with Bishops Raymond Goedert and Ricardo Urquidi serving as co-consecrators, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
[2] As an auxiliary bishop, Kane also served as episcopal vicar for Vicariate II and the cardinal's liaison for the Annual Catholic Appeal and for the Office for Lay Ecclesial Ministry.
[1] Kan was also a member of Aid for Women and the Parish Evaluation Project (PEP), and served on the board of directors of St. Joseph College Seminary in Chicago.
He said that the archdiocese had operated on the mistaken belief that abusive priests could be rehabilitated and safely returned to parish assignments with monitoring.
[4]On July 3, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Kane's resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago after he had reached the retirement age of 75.