OConnell, who was known as Bishop Dave, served the San Gabriel Pastoral Region of the archdiocese, which covers East Los Angeles through the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. David O'Connell Obituary (1963 - 2022) - Legacy Remembers Monsignor Cunnane said that Bishop OConnell had a particular fondness for Guinness which he described with his typical comedic touch as being all black with a white collar a bit like a priest. The people have touched my heart the way they are sincere," he added. A mass for the late Bishop David OConnell is held at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Hacienda Heights, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. O'Connell was a native of Ireland and had been a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years. Father Jay Cunnane, pastor of St. Cornelius Parish in Long Beach, California, and a close friend to OConnell, told EWTN News Nightly that the bishop had a great heart for people on the margins of society, specifically immigrants and the poor. Be considerate and give others the benefit of the doubt. Surrounding the casket stood four Knights of Columbus from the churchs fraternal organization and off to the side was a white floral arrangement under his portrait. Beverly - David R. O'Connell, 58, of Beverly, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Beverly Hospital. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), The Funeral Mass begins for Bishop David OConnell at Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA Friday, March 3, 2023. He had a gift for telling stories and had a delightful, playful sense of humor, Bishop Barron said, adding that Bishop OConnell had once performed at a comedy clubs open mic night. On Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities found OConnell, 69, dead by gunshot wound at his Hacienda Heights home. He joked that he looked at him and the dog so at peace that sometimes he fancied that the dog had learned the rosary!. David OConnell, the Bishops nephew, expressed the same reverence for his uncle. (Photo by Dean Musgrove), People attend a public viewing for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. But grateful to God for having had all those years a good friend to walk the road with, he said. Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell was remembered as a man gripped by grace and at ease with movers and shakers and also with the moved and shaken as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Friday morning. He said the housekeeper was fully cooperating with detectives. He brought peace to souls.. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Archbishop Jose Gomez greets family members of Bishop David OConnell at the Funeral Mass held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA Friday, March 3, 2023. When he heard the news of OConnells murder, Cunnane said he was speechless and shocked.. Los Angeles Bishop David O'Connell is found dead from a gunshot The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. He loved his brothers and sisters to the end.. And he was faithful to me all the time I was in the hospital every day. Throughout the day, visitors waited in lines that stretched outside the Cathedral for the chance to approach and walk by OConnells body, which lay in an open casket. I have heard from people in Peru and South Africa. We all love you so much, David OConnell, the bishops nephew, said during his eulogy. He said that Bishop OConnell had a special love for those who are often forgotten and live on societys margins. He began his day before dawn, ended it after midnight and filled almost every hour with people, all sorts of people in every state of emotion, need and grace. OConnell was A transcript of his last recorded homily, delivered one week before he was killed, is on the Catholic news website angelusnews.com. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. He was arrested about six hours later when he walked out of his home, he said. "Bishop O'Connell was a guiding light for so many, and his legacy will continue to live on," the department said in a statement. David OConnell He was a friend of souls. This is Pope Francis prayer intention for the month of March, God really intervened: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti, Decline in vocations to the priesthood is worse where priests serve larger flocks, report says, Suspect confesses to the murder of Bishop David OConnell, LA prosecutor says, Catholics, are you going to confession? He also appealed to mourners to continue the work of his beloved uncle. On Friday, an 11 a.m. funeral service, also at the Cathedral, is expected to fill the massive sanctuary, where afterward, OConnell will be interred in the Cathedrals Mausoleum in a private service, officials said Thursday. Friendship was something he was good at. David OConnell Respect each other. This level of trust has helped us over many different crises over the last almost 30 years to be able to talk things through.. It was revealed in a press conference Monday that Medina is the husband of OConnells housekeeper, who remains unnamed. DAVID O'CONNELL OBITUARY. Have patience and give everyone the chance. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. He and other local faith leaders helped organize meetings with police officers in peoples homes and provide opportunities for dialogue and reconciliation. The essential words of the priests absolution formula have not been changed, but there are two minor modifications to the preliminary part of the prayer.. Bishop Dave, as he was affectionately known among his mostly Hispanic congregation, was much admired for his peacemaking efforts during the 1992 riots in LA following the acquittal of four white policemen on all but one charge connected with the severe beating of African American Rodney King. In a statement following O'Connell's death, Archbishop Jos H. Gomez described the 69-year-old O'Connell as a "peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant.". 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OConnells ministry will be forever memorialized by the people he helped and the support be it assistance with an asylum application, or merely a friendly smile. Thousands more watched from the cathedrals plaza. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Some of the hundreds who waited in line early morning, enter the cathedral for the viewing of Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in Downtown Los Angeles, March 2, 2023. David did soul work. Bishop OConnell was also an advocate for immigrants. (Victor Alemn), I think we have to bring the joy of the Gospels that Pope Francis talks about reaching out to each other and serving each other, he said. I was always impressed with Father Daves street smarts, compassion, and willingness to challenge people in power around a variety of issues, including immigrant rights, housing justice, racism, and public safety, Prof Dreier wrote in a tribute after his death. The funeral Mass will be livestreamed both here and here. Those who knew him testify that he seemed most at ease with the working people he spent all those years with in South LA. The three formal days of mourning for OConnell, while rare, seemed appropriate given his decades of shepherding his flock. Monsignor Cunnane recalled his weekly Thursday night meetings for dinner with Bishop OConnell. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), An overflow crowd fills the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the Funeral Mass for Bishop David OConnell in Los Angeles, CA, Friday, March 3, 2023. Apu Gomes/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, Bishop OConnell said in a July 2015 interview with Angelus. People approached, some wiping away tears and others saying brief prayers before moving along. Friendship is something he was good at he was friends with young and old, up and down the social scale, Cunnane, a pastor at Long Beachs St. Cornelius Church and close friend of OConnells, said. He was the loving husband to Lynnette (Strople) O'Connell with There was a trust built up between LAPD and residents. Bishop Dave, as he was known, was episcopal vicar for the archdioceses San Gabriel Pastoral Region since 2015, when Pope Francis named him an auxiliary bishop. And we thought we really had achieved a lot of progress. Bishop David O'Connell, auxiliary bishop for the San Gabriel Pastoral Region, visits the damaged San Gabriel Mission church the afternoon of Saturday, July 11, 2020. Born in County Cork, Ireland in 1953, OConnell studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin and was ordained to serve in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1979. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Archbishop Jose Gomez prepares the casket of Bishop David OConnell at the Funeral Mass held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA Friday, March 3, 2023. He said a Cork man might leave without saying goodbye but a Sligo man might say goodbye but he wouldnt leave.. When you subscribe to the CNA UPDATE, we'll send you a daily email with links to the news you need and, occasionally, breaking news. It had poignancy and humor. Born December 17, 1947 in Allegan, Michigan, he was the son of the late James Joseph and Amelia (Hinkle) OConnell and the husband of his only true love, Donna Jean (Stratton) OConnell. Ramon Reyes, from Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale, echoed another theme through the week that OConnell was a model of service for a generation. Leave a sympathy message to the family in A Catholic bishop who church leaders remembered as a "peacemaker" was found dead of a gunshot wound on Saturday. You will always be kept in our minds and in our hearts, he added, as you kept us in yours.. He spoke to the soul. Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. OConnell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in LAs inner city, has died. Joseph Bukuras is a staff writer at the Catholic News Agency. At ease in the corridors of power and with the powerless. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The funeral Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m. March 3, also at the cathedral. With other religious leaders, he brought police officers to meetings in peoples homes in an effort to improve relations. David OConnell was originally from Brooklodge, near Glanmire, Co Cork, and was one of five children born to David and Joan OConnell. Prior to joining the Press-Telegram, she served as the Daily Breeze's lead city hall reporter. When you have found an obituary of interest, you have the option of upgrading that obituary with more recent and relevant content unless the obituary is already He was the loving husband to Lynnette (Strople) O'Connell with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. As will the thousands of others whom OConnell had comforted. Killings were way down in south Los Angeles. Tributes to O'Connell also poured in on social media, where people expressed shock and sadness at the bishop's sudden death. A police chase is underway involving a possible shooting suspect. "Your sudden departure has left us extremely sad," Pimentel said. Bishop David OConnell who has died, aged 69, was originally from Cork but spent his Catholic ministry in Los Angeles where he was a community leader and vocal campaigner on behalf of immigrants and marginalised people. Gomez said O'Connell had served as a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years. In response to the report that O'Connell was killed, Los Angeles Archbishop Jos H. Gomez said, "We are deeply disturbed and saddened by this news.". A Magdalene laundry and its clients: Holles Street, Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Captain Americas, Conor OBrien inexplicably and shockingly shot dead by Earl McKevitt over pizza delivery error, Before I would have held my husbands hand walking around the streets. Cunnane, who is from Sligo, Ireland, closed his homily with an apt saying from his and OConnells shared homeland. Carlos Medina is the husband of the Bishops housekeeper. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. Obituary of David O'Connell, 64. (Photo by Dean Musgrove), The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem stand during the viewing for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in Downtown Los Angeles, March 2, 2023. Father Robert Young, his friend from his secondary school days, remembered him as a very bright and capable student who was warm and sincere. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. He became a priest there in 1953. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. Michael David OConnell, Sr., 73 of Allegan, Michigan, passed away early Friday morning, October 1, 2021 at Holland Hospital. David So there was some kind of a maybe working relationship, but were still trying to figure out what that relationship was.. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Bishop David OConnells Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. Apart from aiding neighborhood recovery efforts, OConnell pushed to restore trust between the inner-city residents and law enforcement. I knew it was going to be a big turnout because he touched and impacted so many lives.. Area Catholics look ahead to funeral services for Bishop David Watch for these changes, Pope Francis approves miracle to pave way to beatification of Elisabetta Martinez. A daily email newsletter to help you better understand the Church and the world. Always. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. "And it's been a great privilege, a great blessing to be given these parishes all these years, to be pastor all these years. OConnell would later tell how he was in Washington, D.C., testifying before a panel on Capitol Hill about violence in urban America when the riots started. He wrote on mens hearts and in the minds of young children sublime words words of forgiveness, words of healing, with simple words like, Jesus, I trust in you., But more than anything else and thats the source of all that friendship we should say was a friend of Jesus Christ and Mary, our blessed mother.. An estimated 5,000 people, from elected officials to clergy from around the world, converged on the countys spiritual center of Catholicism. A priest kisses Bishop David OConnell during a public viewing at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. The firearms will need to be tested to determine whether either one was used in the fatal shooting, Sheriff Luna said. Bishop OConnell once said that being a pastor was the greatest joy of his life. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell, who was murdered in his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. May Our Lady of Guadalupe wrap him in the mantle of her love, and may the angels lead him into paradise, and may he rest in peace, said the archbishop. Deputies found the bishop in bed with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body, Sheriff Luna said. Hes left quite a big void in our community with all the work that he did and we all have to pick up where he left off in some small way, Hamilton said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the kind of person that, when he walked in the room, everyone felt better, Bishop Barron said. How the biggest companies plan mass layoffs, Greece train crash: Rescuers to wrap up search operation, Thinking Anew Speaking the language of compassion. OConnell would later tell how he was, in Washington, D.C., testifying before a panel on Capitol Hill. David OConnell, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, leading a memorial service in 2020. In his statement, Archbishop Gomez said OConnell will be remembered as a man of deep prayer who had a great love for our Blessed Mother.. Area Catholics look ahead to funeral services for Bishop David OConnell Next week a series of services will begin with a memorial Mass at St. John Vianney in Hacienda He said that Mr. Medina had not been formally charged and that investigators were continuing to examine evidence, including two firearms seized from Mr. Medinas home, where he was arrested after a standoff. He said Bishop OConnell was a kindly uncle who always had an encouraging word for them growing up. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced on Sunday that Los Angeles Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was killed and said it was working to find "those responsible" for his death. 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Lend an ear and listen to people. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Archbishop Jose Gomez at the Funeral Mass for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA, Friday, March 3, 2023. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Archbishop Jose Gomez delivers the Funeral Mass for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA, Friday, March 3, 2023. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. Cunnane called OConnell an effective organizer for those on the margins. Bail was set at $2 million. Every day he worked to show compassion to the poor, to the homeless, to the immigrant and to all those living on societys margins, Archbishop Gomez said. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. But now I wouldnt, A sad day for republicans: Sinn Fin activist Rita OHare dies aged 80, Ukraine under increased pressure as Russian onslaught in Bakhmut continues, Who to fire? It is a privilege to be part of peoples lives, especially in their time of suffering and need. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced the funeral arrangements for the late Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell, who was murdered in his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. OConnell played a key role in sponsoring the enrollment of several young immigrants in Catholic schools. Visitation The people have touched my heart the way they are sincere., Murder investigation underway into Bishop OConnells death, Suspect arrested in murder of Bishop OConnell; motive still unclear, Mourners pray for healing, forgiveness amid shock of Bishop OConnells murder. I regard it as a great blessing in my life to have had the opportunity to serve here. Gartland said she knew OConnell through working with Catholic schools in South L.A. when he was a pastor at St. Michaels, among a series of L.A. churches where he rooted his ministry in a community afflicted with poverty and violence. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Clergy arrive for the Funeral Mass for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA Friday, March 3, 2023. [ Bishop David OConnell obituary: Progressive cleric from Cork who spent his life in Los Angeles ] Monsignor Jarlath Cunnane, a Sligo born friend of five decades to The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. He added that he looks forward to returning to California from Rome to follow in ODonnells footsteps and mentor others into the faith. Why are womens bodies under attack from autoimmune diseases? OConnell, 69, a beloved priest in the diocese, who administered its San Gabriel Valley region, was found fatally shot on Feb. 18 at his Hacienda Heights home. Funeral and public viewing set for murdered Bishop David All Los Angeles county flags were lowered to half-mast after his death and people gathered to pray for him outside his home and in parishes where he had worked since his arrival in Los Angeles more than 43 years ago. He offered his condolences to the family of the late Bishop. [Church pays tributes to murdered Cork-born Bishop David OConnell], [World Meeting of Families accused of blacklisting liberal Catholic group]. In contrast to recent days, often taken up with spoken words at prayers services and masses that mourned the pastor, the viewing was a quiet event, focused on the singular image of the bishops casket amid the vast open interior space of the Cathedral. He began his day before dawn, ended it after midnight and filled almost every hour with people, all sorts of people in every state of emotion, need and grace., Archbishop of Los Angeles Jos Gmez described Bishop OConnell as a man of peace. Norma Seni Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, called O'Connell "truly a man of God" in a tweet. He helped restore trust between residents and law enforcement by organizing meetings with police officers in peoples homes and providing opportunities for dialogue and reconciliation in the aftermath of the 1992 LA riots. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. OConnell was dressed in a white alb robe with the Virgin de Guadalupe in color on the front. Stranded Lake Arrowhead residents, including Michelle Calkins, are pleading for help on social media as the community continues to run out of food, medication, and deal with gas leak concerns. He also took a leading role in advocating for immigrants and was chairman of the inter-diocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force. There will be a public viewing on Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 555 West Temple St. in Los Angeles. Vigil Mass held for Auxiliary Bishop O'Connell, found slain in his home There was an outpouring of grief among the communities in which he worked when the news emerged that he had been shot dead at his home in Hacienda Heights. Bishop OConnell said in a July 2015 interview with Angelus, the publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, that being a pastor in South Central Los Angeles had been the great joy of my life., Its been a great privilege, a great blessing to be given these parishes all these years, to be pastor all these years, he said. He came home days later to find widespread destruction in much of his parishs territory. Mourners had waited in long lines that stretched outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown LA over a four-hour period on Thursday to pay their respects to Bishop OConnell as he lay in repose in an open casket. Mourners broached the entrance of the cathedral, nestled in the heart of Downtown L.A., early on Friday to be part of the communion to honor OConnell. Among those present were the bishops family and local dignitaries, such as former L.A. He felt that it was his lifes mission to work with the disadvantaged poor in the wealthiest region of the US. He was also a good friend, and I will miss him greatly, continued Archbishop Gomez, who asked for prayers for the bishop and his family in Ireland. It was as if the city where OConnell had dedicated much of his life wanted to provide a glimmer for him as a final send off. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department previously said investigators responded to a shooting death at 12:57 p.m. on Saturday in the LA suburb of Hacienda Heights, where an adult male was pronounced dead. David G. OConnell, a Roman Catholic bishop, was shot in his home in Hacienda Heights, Calif., on Saturday. And of course in Ireland. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new details as they become available. 270 Main Street Watertown, MA DAVID O'CONNELL OBITUARY O'CONNELL, David Michael Of Watertown, March 31, 2020. Apart from aiding neighborhood recovery efforts, OConnell pushed to restore trust between the inner-city residents and law enforcement. We are heartbroken.. "It's been the great joy of my life to be the pastor of these people, especially the ones who are suffering or in need or facing difficulty," O'Connell told Angelus News in 2015.

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