LOS ANGELES (OSV News) During his seven years as auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles, Bishop David G. O Connell made many friends and a strong impression among his brother bishops.
The native of County Cork, Ireland, was one of three priests named auxiliary bishops for Los Angeles by Pope Francis in July 2015. The pope was known to refer privately to the future bishops then-Father O Connell, then-Father Robert E. Barron, a Chicago-born media evangelist, and then-Msgr. Joseph V. Brennan,