Timothy Edward Freyer

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Timothy Edward Freyer
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange Titular Bishop of Strathearn
Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Diocese	Orange
Appointed	November 23, 2016
Installed	January 17, 2017
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Strathearn
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1989 by Norman Francis McFarland
Consecration	January 17, 2017 by Kevin William Vann José Horacio Gómez Jaime Soto
Personal details
Born	(1963-10-13) October 13, 1963 (age 58) Los Angeles, California
Motto	EUNTES DOCETE OMNES GENTES (Latin for "Go out and make disciples of nations")
Coat of arms

Styles of Timothy Edward Freyer
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Timothy Edward Freyer (born October 13, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange in California since 2017.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Freyer was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Freyer is the only child of Jerry and Patricia Freyer. ^[1][2]After graduating from Huntington Beach High School, he entered the St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California, where he earned his bachelor's degree, followed by four years as a graduate student, he studied Theology.

Priesthood[]

Freyer was ordained a priest on June 10, 1989 for the Diocese of Orange.

After his ordination, Freyer received several pastoral assignments in Southern California. He was first assigned as associate pastor at St. Hedwig Parish in Los Alamitos, then five years later to the same position at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in San Clemente. After five years in San Clemente, Freyer became associate pastor in 1999 at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Laguna Beach where he remained for two years. In 2001, Freyer was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Fullerton, and then in 2003 was reassigned as pastor for St. Boniface Parish in Anaheim.^[1]

Freyer was named Episcopal Vicar for Priests in 2012 in the diocese. He was named the first bishop's liaison to the Jovenes para Cristo (Young Adults for Christ) movement from 1998-2004, helping them to write their statutes and revise their plan of formation as well as assisting them as they opened chapters in California, Texas and Oregon.^[1]

Freyer served as one of the founding board members of the Anaheim Family Justice Center (now called the Orange County Family Justice Center) that assists victims of domestic violence. He served two terms as a member of the board of trustees for St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton and continues to serve on the Community Benefits Committee that oversees the Medical Center's care-for-the-poor programs. Freyer is currently a police chaplain for the Anaheim Police Department. He also holds the rank of Senior Chaplain in the Military and Hospitallar Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem as a chaplain in the Order's Commandery of the West.^[1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange[]

On November 23, 2016, Pope Francis named Freyer as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange. On January 17, 2017, Freyer was consecrated by Bishop Kevin Vann.

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