Make sure that those who are close to you know that you love them and are proud of them., [Bishop David OConnell obituary: Progressive cleric from Cork who spent his life in Los Angeles]. He was fatally shot in his home on Saturday. He thanked the Bishops brother, Kieran, his sister-in-law Paula, his nieces and nephews Ciara, Orla, David, Aoisha, Chloe and Brian for giving Los Angeles the blessing of having David OConnell among them rather than residing in his native Cork. 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 It is a privilege to be part of peoples lives, especially in their time of suffering and need. Irish-born Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, David OConnell, who was shot dead last month was so beloved in the community that his funeral remembrances took place over three days culminating in his interment in a crypt in a Cathedral on Friday. And its very sad that were gathered here today to talk about his murder in this way.. A public viewing will be held March 2 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6 p.m., followed by a vigil Mass at 7:00 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a progressive within the church and told the Los Angeles Times journalist Mary McNamara that women should be ordained and clergy should be able to marry. 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 Ramon Reyes, from Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale, echoed another theme through the week that OConnell was a model of service for a generation. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG). He was fatally shot in his home on Saturday. Bishop OConnell cared deeply for victims of social and racial injustice and spent most of his priesthood in South Central Los Angeles, Bishop Barron said. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a statement that Bishop OConnell was an active member of our Conference and a champion for the poor and marginalized who had previously led its antipoverty initiative. Many young immigrants, Hamilton added, likely would not have been granted asylum without OConnells work. Friendship was something he was good at. The Rev. His story is worth sharing. I'm still sort of stunned. Apart from aiding neighborhood recovery efforts, OConnell pushed to restore trust between the inner-city residents and law enforcement. It came from that special place, that secret place in him, said Mahoney, speaking within a few steps from OConnells casket at the front of the sanctuary facing its middle aisle, covered in a white sheet. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), In our mission as Catholics is to be Christ-like to embody the image of our Lord and to do all the good work that (OConnell) did and thats someone in our lifetime that we witnessed do that, Reyes said. He also prayed with grieving parishioners. 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. OConnell, 69, was born in County Cork, in the south of the Republic of Ireland. We have the opportunity to pick up where he left off and to carry the example that he set., He urged all those who attended the Mass to help those you can help.. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. Luna said two firearms were recovered at Medina's home, and they were being tested to determine if either weapon was involved in the Saturday shooting. He was a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant, and he had a passion for building a community where the sanctity and dignity of every human life was honored and protected, the archbishop said. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin and was ordained in 1979, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles said. A Catholic bishop who church leaders remembered as a "peacemaker" was found dead of a gunshot wound on Saturday. I regard it as a great blessing in my life to have had the opportunity to serve here. Hundreds of parishioners, members of the clergy from around the L.A. area, and OConnells family packed inside the church on Wednesday night, March 1, to reflect on the priests story. O'Connell was born in County Cork, Ireland, and ordained in the Los Angeles Archdiocese in 1979, the diocesan news site Angelus News reported. Obituary. Reyes said that the large number of people attending the viewing on Thursday showed how many lives OConnell impacted. The three formal days of mourning for OConnell, while rare, seemed appropriate given his decades of shepherding his flock. Beverly - David R. O'Connell, 58, of Beverly, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Beverly Hospital. He worked on efforts to curb violence in the city, and many of his congregants were minorities and immigrants. Please enter your information to receive emails informing you of families we are currently serving. Among those present were the bishops family and local dignitaries, such as former L.A. I am so sorry that you will not be here for all the things that are to come in our lives at least not in person.. OConnell was fatally shot at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. But weeks of mourning and remembrances culminated in the Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Downtown Los Angeles, ending three days of funeral farewells for the man lovingly called Bishop Dave., There was also a service on Wednesday at his home parish, St. John Vianney, in Hacienda Heights, followed by a viewing and vigil on Thursday. Monsignor Cunnane said that Bishop Dave was an especially loyal friend to him when he experienced sickness over the last number of years. Born: July 16th, 1953 Died: February 18th, 2023 Bishop David OConnell who has died, aged 69, was originally from Cork but spent his Catholic ministry in Los Angeles OConnell would later tell how he was, in Washington, D.C., testifying before a panel on Capitol Hill. And of course in Ireland. In 2018, he spoke about the need to recognise that there were all sorts of configurations of families, including single parents, gay couples and people in second marriages. Its currently unclear what the motive for the killing was. As a pastor, OConnell also saw firsthand the effect of broken families on the community. It was that spirit, Mahony said, that moved OConnell in inspired ways, from his now well-known efforts as a peacemaker during the 1992 riots in L.A. to his advocacy of immigrants to connecting with generations of young Catholics and priests. He helped so many, many unaccompanied minors and families with immigration, Jeff Hamilton, also a member of that task force, said in an interview after the service. Everyone the West, Putin, China learned the wrong lessons from the Gorbachev era, We dont know when this war will be over, but we know this: Ukraine will be a strong, sovereign and independent nation, Arrival of Pret a Manger is not actually an act of cultural vandalism. Thousands more watched from the cathedrals plaza. Investigators later learned that Mr. Medina drove an S.U.V. Visitation Bishop Dave O'Connell speaks at the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress Aug. 13, 2022. "It is a shock and I have no words to express my sadness," Gomez said. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. (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. That meeting left a strong impression on the young student, and he eventually opted to study for the priesthood at All-Hallows College, which prepared candidates for missions abroad. From the smallest family to the biggest organizations he was always there, he said. I am here. Kristy Hutchings covers all things Long Beach including local government, politics, and the environment. LOS ANGELES - Funeral services were announced Thursday for Los Angeles Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell, who was gunned down at his home in Hacienda The Sheriffs department has not offered further details on the circumstances of his death, which is under investigation. You will always be kept in our minds and in our hearts, he added, as you kept us in yours.. We all love you so much, David OConnell, the bishops nephew, said during his eulogy. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. He wore a white bishop mitre. There was a trust built up between LAPD and residents. I am very sad this afternoon to report that our beloved Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell has passed away unexpectedly, said Archbishop Jos H. Gomez of Los Angeles in a, soon after receiving word of his death. During the COVID-19 pandemic, OConnell made headlines when he led a blessing of the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding areas as he held up a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament from a nearby lookout. He said Bishop OConnell was a kindly uncle who always had an encouraging word for them growing up. March 3, 2023 6:44 PM PT. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. 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. He said that his friend, who he first met when they studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin in 1971, was as at ease with the movers and the shakers and also with the moved and the shaken. Carlos Medina is the husband of the Bishops housekeeper. He worked to restore trust between law enforcement and residents by bringing the two together in peoples homes for dialogue. On Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities found OConnell, 69, dead by gunshot wound at his Hacienda Heights home. The people have touched my heart the way they are sincere.. (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. 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. He was ordained in June 1979 and returned to Glounthaune to say his first Mass in the Sacred Heart Church where he had been baptised almost 26 years earlier. He is survived by : his siblings, David Ball (Cody) and Susan Ridd; his sister-in-law Lola Ball; and his step-son Ian. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Seminarian Vincent DeVetis, 20, carries the cross for during Bishop David OConnells Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. 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. 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David OConnell was originally from Brooklodge, near Glanmire, Co Cork, and was one of five children born to David and Joan OConnell. One of its journalists, Pulitzer Prize winner Mary McNamara, shadowed him for three days for an article more than 20 years ago. (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. Fr OConnell was lauded for leadership at that time, particularly for his efforts to build trust between residents and police officers. Cunnane, who is from Sligo, Ireland, closed his homily with an apt saying from his and OConnells shared homeland. A secret place that you and I all have, as well that is where our spirit, our soul, our heart our mind converge with Jesus and the Holy Spirit.. 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. In his role as episcopal vicar for the archdioceses San Gabriel Pastoral Region, it fell to OConnell to accompany the parish community of Mission San Gabriel, the oldest Catholic outpost in the archdiocese, when it was almost completely destroyed in an arson attack in July 2020. I thank God that as the years go on I have more and more love for my priesthood and for the people in the parishes I have served., Fellow auxiliary bishop Robert Barron said he was always struck by his goodness, kindness, prayerfulness, and simplicity of heart. Apu Gomes/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, Bishop OConnell said in a July 2015 interview with Angelus. He was ministering at St Frances Xavier Cabrini parish when the LA riots broke out in 1992, following the beating of African American motorist Rodney King by police officers. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), The casket of Bishop David OConnell arrives at the Funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, CA Friday, March 3, 2023. 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. Hutchings holds a B.A. He found the good in people, praised it, and spoke it into them., The recessional 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 Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), People attend a Vigil Mass for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. David OConnell, the Bishops nephew, expressed the same reverence for his uncle. He just lifted everybody up.. David OConnell was predeceased by his parents, Joan and David, and his siblings Liam, Don and Geraldine. And, most importantly, it put words to the grief OConnells death has caused his loved ones. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. The grief will scar. So there was some kind of a maybe working relationship, but were still trying to figure out what that relationship was.. A Sligoman would say goodbye but wouldnt leave. As will the thousands of others whom OConnell had comforted. "And it's been a great privilege, a great blessing to be given these parishes all these years, to be pastor all these years. 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. "[M]ay you rest in peace Bishop O'Connell. (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. He was the kind of person that, when he walked in the room, everyone felt better, Bishop Barron said. The Los Angeles Times described him as one of the regions most beloved clerics. But despite his long list of accolades and accomplishments, OConnell was known as a low-key priest with a down-to-earth demeanor and an Irish brogue he never bothered to try hiding. This level of trust has helped us over many different crises over the last almost 30 years to be able to talk things through.. in journalism from the University of Southern California. 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OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. The authorities were called to the bishops home on Saturday afternoon by a deacon, who went there after Bishop OConnell, 69, did not show up for a meeting, Sheriff Luna said. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. Joe holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from The Catholic University of America. A man in his sixties been charged with his murder. David was a friend of souls, Cunnane told the congregation during the homily. He then left for the archdiocese of Los Angeles, beginning his ministry at St Raymond parish in Downey. Anyone can read what you share. The younger OConnell described how his uncle ended every phone call by telling his nephew how proud of him he was. 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. (Photo by Dean Musgrove), The entrance for the viewing for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in Downtown Los Angeles, March 2, 2023. That story, as told by both Monsignor Timothy Dyer and the bishops own brother, was one of service, sacrifice and peacemaking in a city and county of L.A., where he built decades of goodwill after leaving his native Ireland. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. I have heard from people in Peru and South Africa. Cunnane called OConnell an effective organizer for those on the margins. 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. He offered his condolences to the family of the late Bishop. He is based out of the Boston area. Well never make it up, but maybe we can make a dent.. David OConnell, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, leading a memorial service in 2020. David served in the US Army as Private First Class during the Korean War and worked for BASF 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. (The) presence of Christ and deep prayer, the Rev. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 21, He was charged Wednesday with murder, and District Attorney George Gascn said at a news conference that Medina had confessed to the crime, although a motive remains unknown. Its something weve heard to this point, and that is something the detectives will go out and validate and see if its true or not.. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. This man, this bishop, made a huge difference in our community, Sheriff Luna said. You are a good man, Man you are on fire, to quote just a few.. He was arrested about six hours later when he walked out of his home, he said. 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. Los Angeles Sheriffs Department Sheriff Robert Luna said at that press conference that Medina had done work at the bishops residence as well. He also took a leading role in advocating for immigrants and was chairman of the inter-diocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force. Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell, a native of Ireland who spent most of his four decades as a priest ministering in L.A.'s inner city, was found dead of a gunshot wound Feb. 18. Archbishop Jose H Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles celebrated the Mass. Bishop David O'Connell (center) and Archbishop Jos H. Gomez greet people during the annual Our Lady of Guadalupe procession in Los Angeles in 2019. Bishop OConnell once said that being a pastor was the greatest joy of his life. And yet I feel in all the outpouring of love and esteem and all of the inspiration and all the testimonies this week I feel a presence.. Obituary of David O'Connell, 64. He was a father figure for a lot of us, he said. Voters will soon get a say, Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell during a, California Republicans give a boost to Florida Gov. Smiles and tears abounded on Friday as Los Angeles Countys Catholic faithful gathered for a moment of mournful reverence for OConnell, the auxiliary bishop for the LA archdiocese and the Roman Catholic Churchs spiritual leader for the San Gabriel Valley. ", Immigration attorney Linda Dakin-Grimm said O'Connell was "there for every child and family I have represented. It was standing-room only in the cavernous Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where the funeral Mass for Bishop David G. OConnell was held Friday morning. He feared I was going to say goodbye. Be considerate and give others the benefit of the doubt. A daily email newsletter to help you better understand the Church and the world. 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 1953 in County Cork, Ireland, he was ordained a priest in 1979 in Dublin, Ireland. I But above all, the bishops funeral Mass attended by thousands on Friday morning, March 3, with an untold number watching via livestream reflected the spirit of a man who saw reverence in the prosaic. 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. He said that they always joked about which was the better county his native Sligo or the Bishops beloved Co Cork. . 270 Main Street Watertown, MA DAVID O'CONNELL OBITUARY O'CONNELL, David Michael Of Watertown, March 31, 2020. Inside the church, gilded and grand, Catholic relics nestled alongside artifacts of mourning: Memorial funeral sprays, lit candles in his honor, and prayers to shepherd him to his resting place. He added that he looks forward to returning to California from Rome to follow in ODonnells footsteps and mentor others into the faith. Folks lined the aisles and craned their necks from behind the pews, not wanting to miss a moment of the Mass or their chance to say goodbye to a man theyd called a friend. 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. He became a priest there in 1953. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. But eventually, the sun broke the gloom. The firearms will need to be tested to determine whether either one was used in the fatal shooting, Sheriff Luna said. A vigil Mass was held Thursday for Auxiliary Bishop David G. OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. No matter what the configuration of the family is, the call is still to adults to think about how to provide the best, most loving, faithful environment for children possible. The comments were made in a video associated with the Catholic World Meeting of Families event in Dublin and generated some controversy when they were edited from a later version of the video. OConnell was at the scene hours after the early morning fire, rosary in hand, to grieve and pray with shocked parishioners. 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. O'Connell was a native of Ireland and had been a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years. At the news conference, Jos H. Gomez, the archbishop of Los Angeles, thanked the authorities for taking a suspect into custody. He was a peacemaker with a heart for the poor and the immigrant, and he had a passion for building a community where the sanctity and dignity of every human life was honoured and protected., Politics professor and author Peter Dreier said the bishop was a progressive community organiser who used his charm to get powerful people to listen and help. Earlier Pope Francis sent a message paying tribute to Bishop OConnells years of devoted priestly and episcopal ministry to the Church in Los Angeles. 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, The riots broke out during Father OConnells first tour at St. Frances X. Cabrini Church (1988-1998). (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. 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.". Around 11 a.m., the mourners stood as dozens of church leaders proceeded to the cathedrals altar. Those tensions eventually boiled over during the LA riots in 1992 that followed the videotaped beating of Rodney King by police officers. Reyes said that Bishop OConnell ordained his class of new priests two years ago. 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. The Bishop introduced his nieces and nephews to all LA had to offer when they were young including Disneyland, Universal Studios and their favourite breakfast eatery, Dennys. 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? March 3, 2023 6:44 PM PT. 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. 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 Three days of services will be held for OConnell, beginning on Wednesday, March 1. In it, he talks about his emotional visit to Lourdes, where he felt the presence of Our Lady. We provide news about the Church and the world, as seen through the teachings of the Catholic Church. David did soul work. 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. Respect each other. Carlos Medina, husband of his housekeeper, has been charged with his murder. OConnell played a key role in sponsoring the enrollment of several young immigrants in Catholic schools. He became Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2015. The Carlos Medina has admitted to murdering the bishop, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascn said in a press conference Wednesday.