Church Roman Catholic Church Alma mater St. John's Seminary Name Joseph Brennan | Successor Incumbent In office 2015 - current Ordination June 21, 1980 | |
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See Titular See of Trofimiana Consecration September 12, 2015
by Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez Born March 20, 1954 (age 70)
Van Nuys, California ( 1954-03-20 ) Motto Caritas Christi urget nos | ||
Joseph Vincent Brennan (born 20 March 1954 in Van Nuys, California) is a Prelate of the Catholic Church. He formerly graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, and is currently serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Ordination and priestly service
After his ordination to the priesthood, Brennan served as associate pastor at three parishes: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Los Angeles, St. Linus in Norwalk, and the former Cathedral of St. Vibiana in Los Angeles. Brennan was later a pastor at two parishes, returning to St. Linus in Norwalk and Holy Trinity in San Pedro.
Father Brennan also served as the Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In this role, he was in residence at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Brennan also served as the vicar general for the Archdiocese.
Father Brennan was also a Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus in California, a member of the Council of Priests and the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and also sits on the Board of the Catholic Education Foundation, the Williams Charitable Trust, and Together in Mission.
Episcopal ordination and career
Joseph V. Brennan was appointed by Pope Francis Titular Bishop of Trofimiana and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015.
He was ordained a bishop by the Archbishop of Los Angeles José Horacio Gómez on September 8, 2015.
Archbishop Gómez has assigned Bishop Brennan as his Episcopal Vicar for the San Fernando Pastoral Region.