Louis Frederick Kihneman III (born February 17, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church.
[2] In 1993, the diocese moved Kihneman from his diocesan positions to become pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Rockport, Texas, a post he would hold for the next eight years.
He was consecrated by Archbishop Thomas John Rodi with Bishops Roger Morin and William Mulvey serving as co-consecrators.
[4][5] In January 2019, Kihneman released a list of three diocesan priests, none of whom was still practicing ministry, having credible accusations of sexual abuse.
[6] Kihneman released a statement in July 2020 with Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson denouncing the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a policeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota.