Corkman named auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles

Pope Francis has appointed a Cork native to the position of auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.

Monsignor David G O’Connell was one of three new auxiliary bishops recently announced for the archdiocese of Los Angeles, which has about 5m members and is the largest archdiocese in the US.

Bishop-elect O’Connell’s appointment was welcomed by Archbishop José H Gomez who praised the Irish priest at a press conference in LA yesterday.