Fr. Robert Barron Named Auxiliary Bishop of LA - Woman To Replace Barron As Rector of University Of St. Mary Of The Lake Mundelein Seminary


WASHINGTON--Pope Francis has appointed three auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, including Father Robert Barron, 55, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and until now rector of Mundelein Seminary. Hd has also named Msgr. Joseph V. Brennan, 61, a priest of Los Angeles and until now vicar general and moderator of the curia, and Msgr. David G. O'Connell, 61, a priest of Los Angeles and until now pastor of St. Michael Parish in Los Angeles. The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald E. Wilkerson, 75, another Los Angeles auxiliary. The appointment was publicized in Washington, July 21, by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Father Robert Barron has served as rector of Mundelein Seminary and president of University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, since 2012. He was born November 19, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois. He holds a master's in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in Washington (1982), a licentiate in sacred theology from University of St. Mary of the Lake (1986) and a doctorate in sacred theology from Institut Catholique de Paris (1992). He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago in May 1986. Boston Pilot Read More>>>>>

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