David G. O'Connell

Styles of
**David Gerard O'Connell**
Styles of; David Gerard O'Connell
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

David Gerard O'Connell
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; David Gerard O'Connell
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles; Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Appointed	July 21, 2015
Installed	September 8, 2015
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille
Orders
Ordination	July 10, 1979; by Timothy Manning
Consecration	September 12, 2015; by Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Joseph Martin Sartoris, and Blase J. Cupich
Personal details
Born	August 16, 1953 (age 70); Cork, Ireland
Alma mater	Mount St. Mary's College
Motto	JESUS I TRUST IN YOU

David Gerard O'Connell, (born August 16, 1953 in Cork, Ireland) is a Prelate of the Catholic Church. He is currently serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Ordination and priestly service

After his ordination to the priesthood, Father O'Connell served as associate pastor at three parishes:

St. Raymond in Downey
St. Maria Goretti in Long Beach
St. Hillary in Pico Rivera

He has also served as Pastor at four parishes:

St. Frances X. Cabrini
Ascension Catholic Church
St. Eugene
St. Michael

Father O'Connell also served as a member of the Priest Pension Board, and currently serves on the Together in Mission Board as well as the Archdiocesan Finance Council, and the Council of Priests. He is a Knight of Peter Claver. Throughout his lifelong ministry, he has demonstrated a great love for the poor.^[1]

Episcopal consecration and career

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

O'Connell was appointed by Pope Francis titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015.^[2]

He was consecrated by the Archbishop of Los Angeles José Horacio Gómez on September 8, 2015.

Archbishop Gómez named O'Connell as his episcopal vicar for the San Gabriel Pastoral Region.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "ADLA - Bishop David G. O'Connell". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "Archbishop Gomez introduces three new auxiliary bishops for L.A. Archdiocese". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 2015–present	Succeeded by –

[ADLA_O'Connell-1] "ADLA - Bishop David G. O'Connell". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[2] "Archbishop Gomez introduces three new auxiliary bishops for L.A. Archdiocese". Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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