Joseph Vincent Brennan
Joseph Vincent Brennan | |
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Bishop of Fresno | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
Diocese | Fresno |
Appointed | March 5, 2019 |
Installed | May 2, 2019 |
Predecessor | Armando Xavier Ochoa |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 21, 1980 |
Consecration | September 12, 2015 by Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Joseph Martin Sartoris, and Blase J. Cupich |
Personal details | |
Born | Van Nuys, California | March 20, 1954
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Trofimiana |
Alma mater | St. John's Seminary (California) |
Motto | CARITAS CHRISTI URGET NOS |
Styles of Joseph Vincent Brennan | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Vincent Brennan (born 20 March 1954) is a prelate of the Catholic Church and the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno. He formerly graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, and is former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Early years[]
Brennan was born in Van Nuys, California. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1980.
After his ordination, Brennan served as associate pastor at three parishes: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Los Angeles, St. Linus in Norwalk, and the former Cathedral of St. Vibiana in Los Angeles. Brennan was later a pastor at two parishes, returning to St. Linus in Norwalk and Holy Trinity in San Pedro.
Brennan also served as the Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In this role, he was in residence at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church. Brennan also served as the vicar general for the Archdiocese.
Brennan was also a chaplain for the Knights of Columbus in California, a member of the Council of Priests and the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and also sits on the Board of the Catholic Education Foundation, the Williams Charitable Trust, and Together in Mission.[1]
Episcopal ordination and career[]
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles[]
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Brennan was appointed by Pope Francis Titular Bishop of Trofimiana and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015.[2]
He was ordained a bishop by the Archbishop of Los Angeles José Horacio Gómez on September 8, 2015. Gómez made him his Episcopal Vicar for the San Fernando Pastoral Region.[1]
Bishop of Fresno[]
On 5 March 2019 he was named Bishop of Fresno. He was installed on May 2, 2019.[3]
See also[]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ a b "ADLA - Bishop Joseph V. Brennan". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Archbishop Gomez introduces three new auxiliary bishops for L.A. Archdiocese". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "New bishop officially takes the reins of Diocese of Fresno". Fresno Bee. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
External links[]
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno Official Site
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Official Site
Episcopal succession[]
- 1954 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- 21st-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope Francis