Slain Cork bishop described as 'soulmate' by his closest friend

Bishop David O'Connell's funeral Mass  was attended by hundreds of clerics from across the US.

Bishop David O'Connell had friends in the corridors of power while also being friends with the powerless, his funeral Mass was told.

One of Bishop David O’Connell’s closest friends has remembered him as a soulmate and called his friendship a blessing from God at the cleric's funeral Mass in Los Angeles.

The ceremony for the murdered Corkman was led by Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and was attended by hundreds of clerics from across the US. He was laid to rest in a crypt in the cathedral following the Mass, bringing to an end three days of funeral services in his adopted city.