David G. O'Connell
David Gerard O'Connell, (born August 16, 1953 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving since 2015 as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Ordination and priestly service. O'Connell was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Cardinal Timothy Manning on July 10. 1979. After his ordination, O'Connell served as associate pastor at three parishes in Southern California: He later served as pastor at four Los Angeles parishes: O'Connell also served as a member of the Priest Pension Board, and currently serves on the  Together in Mission Board as well as the Archdiocesan Finance Council, and the Council of Priests. He is a Knight of Peter Claver. Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles. O'Connell was appointed by Pope Francis as titular bishop of Cell Ausaille and an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015. He was consecrated by Archbishop José Horacio Gómez on September 8, 2015. Gómez named O'Connell as his episcopal vicar for the San Gabriel Pastoral Region.