He was the loving husband to Lynnette (Strople) O'Connell with whom he It is a privilege to be part of peoples lives, especially in their time of suffering and need. This man, this bishop, made a huge difference in our community, Sheriff Luna said. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. "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 added. Pope Francis named him an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2015. Over the years, O'Connell was a pastor at a number of parishes in Los Angeles and several nearby communities. He said that they always joked about which was the better county his native Sligo or the Bishops beloved Co Cork. ", Immigration attorney Linda Dakin-Grimm said O'Connell was "there for every child and family I have represented. DAVID O'CONNELL OBITUARY. 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 loss of OConnell, 69, has shaken the regions Catholic community, spurring numerous memorials and remembrances among parishioners and local leaders while exposing raw emotions of the Churchs own often stoic priests. Well never make it up, but maybe we can make a dent.. Sheriff Luna said the motive remained under investigation. 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. The funeral Mass will be livestreamed both here and here. The Wednesday and Thursday night Masses also included a message from Pope Francis, who wrote of how deeply saddened he was on OConnells death, but praised OConnells 45 years of ministry as being marked especially by his profound concern for the poor, immigrants, and those in need, his efforts to uphold the sanctity and dignity of Gods gift of life, and his zeal for fostering solidarity, cooperation, and peace within the local community.. The Sheriffs department has not offered further details on the circumstances of his death, which is under investigation. He was the chairman of the interdiocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force, helping coordinate the local churchs response to the influx of migrants from Central America in recent years and navigating the challenges presented by changing immigration policies. David OConnell, the Bishops nephew, expressed the same reverence for his uncle. John Meyer flew in from Rome to celebrate the OConnells. in journalism from the University of Southern California. Ramon Reyes, from Incarnation Catholic Church in Glendale, echoed another theme through the week that OConnell was a model of service for a generation. 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. Lend an ear and listen to people. Pablo Kay is the Editor-in-Chief of Angelus. Apu Gomes/Agence France-Presse Getty Images, Bishop OConnell said in a July 2015 interview with Angelus. Archbishop Jose H Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles celebrated the Mass. The people have touched my heart the way they are sincere.. During his time as auxiliary bishop in Los Angeles, evangelization, pastoral care for immigrants, and ensuring the future of his regions Catholic schools were all top priorities for OConnell, who believed that parishes and schools are powerful instruments of transformation of people's lives and of neighborhoods.. We are sad to announce that on October 8, 2020 we had to say goodbye to David Hall of Orem, Utah, born in Price, Utah. On Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities found OConnell, 69, dead by gunshot wound at his Hacienda Heights home. The Mass will be livestreamed here. He came home days later to find widespread destruction in much of his parishs territory. 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. Investigators later learned that Mr. Medina drove an S.U.V. He praised Bishop OConnell as a good friend of Los Angeles who had served the city for more than 40 years. He then left for the archdiocese of Los Angeles, beginning his ministry at St Raymond parish in Downey. 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. 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. That was part of our work as a Church, to try to provide spaces for conversations, he told CNA in a 2020 interview. Respect each other. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. O'Connell was a native of Ireland and had been a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College in Dublin, and later moved to Los Angeles to begin his own ministry where he was ordained to serve by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1979. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. 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. OConnell was at the scene hours after the early morning fire, rosary in hand, to grieve and pray with shocked parishioners. The authorities said the man in custody was the husband of the bishops housekeeper. He just lifted everybody up.. Many young immigrants, Hamilton added, likely would not have been granted asylum without OConnells work. (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. Bishop OConnell once said that being a pastor was the greatest joy of his life. OConnell was We are heartbroken. OConnell was dressed in a white alb robe with the Virgin de Guadalupe in color on the front. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. As will the thousands of others whom OConnell had comforted. The bishops simple, red, mahogany casket with bronze knobs and ivory lining sat at the front of the Cathedral. We are heartbroken.. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. 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. A transcript of his last recorded homily, delivered one week before he was killed, is on the Catholic news website angelusnews.com. On Wednesday, there will be a memorial Mass for OConnell at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 1345 Turnbull Canyon Rd. I am here. He also took a leading role in advocating for immigrants and was chairman of the inter-diocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force. The obituary was featured in Centre Daily Times on January 19, 2021, and Scranton Times on January The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. We need to rebuild the fabric of our relationships so we can be a hopeful world.. 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. 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. 270 Main Street Watertown, MA DAVID O'CONNELL OBITUARY O'CONNELL, David Michael Of Watertown, March 31, 2020. From the smallest family to the biggest organizations he was always there, he said. O'Connell was found shot just before 1 p.m. Saturday at his home in the 1500 block of Janlu Avenue, near Turnbull Canyon Road. Age 85. 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. 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. 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. (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 always had a place in his heart for the underdog., 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 was 69. I have heard from people in Peru and South Africa. When he heard the news of OConnells murder, Cunnane said he was speechless and shocked.. 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. 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 later described his role in the rebuilding of the historic church as one of support and encouragement.. Those emotions were on display once again on Thursday, as Cardinal Roger Mahony wept as he embraced OConnells casket in prayer as he ended his homily. Los Angeles County Roman Catholics paid their respects to Auxiliary Bishop David OConnell during a public viewing and vigil Thursday, March 2, at the churchs Downtown L.A. cathedral that filled the 3,000-capacity house of worship. Carlos Medina has admitted to murdering the bishop, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascn said in a press conference Wednesday. Bishop OConnell was also an advocate for immigrants. 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. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), Former LA mayor Eric Garcetti attends 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 spoke of always seeing his friend approaching him in the parking lot with his dog leash in one hand and his Padre Pio rosary in the other. Before the Mass, he remembered being OConnells shadow as the bishop mentored him into priesthood in South L.A. He was a mentor, and a spiritual father, Meyer said. "Your sudden departure has left us extremely sad," Pimentel said. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. The murder charge against Medina includes an allegation of the personal use of a firearm, meaning he faces up to 35 years to life in state prison if he is convicted as charged. He was a good priest and a good bishop and a man of peace.. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG). And we thought we really had achieved a lot of progress. That support, Garcetti said, was something hell always cherish and miss. David OConnell was originally from Brooklodge, near Glanmire, Co Cork, and was one of five children born to David and Joan OConnell. 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They were always words of affirmation. "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. Kristy Hutchings covers all things Long Beach including local government, politics, and the environment. Monsignor Cunnane recalled his weekly Thursday night meetings for dinner with Bishop OConnell. about violence in urban America when the riots started. Someone what was caring, forgiving, and merciful with the community and people.. 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 By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The 69-year-old OConnell, 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. Maybe it was the Irish brogue, or the dog he had adopted, or the fact that he saw prayer as activism and activism as prayer, she wrote after his death. 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. One day earlier, Gomez said O'Connell had "passed away unexpectedly," but gave no additional details. A police chase is underway involving a possible shooting suspect. This level of trust has helped us over many different crises over the last almost 30 years to be able to talk things through.. 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. usually in the mountains focusing on how to be good fathers and husbands, something he saw as key to the health of a community. Southern California Immigration Task Force. He made frequent visits to Ireland and liked to stress his Cork connections whenever possible. 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. During the pandemic, he held a daily prayer group for me just to sustain me in the darkest days I had ever seen as a leader when people were dying he shone a light and helped me continue that work.. (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. The grief will scar. Bishop OConnell once said that being a pastor was the greatest joy of his life. I knew it was going to be a big turnout because he touched and impacted so many lives.. And now Cork man that he is has left without saying goodbye. He feared I was going to say goodbye. Cunnane called OConnell an effective organizer for those on the margins. It is a shock and I have no words to express my sadness.. As a pastor, OConnell also saw firsthand the effect of broken families on the community. The suspect in the shooting, 61-year-old Carlos Medina, has been charged with the murder. He was the loving husband to Lynnette (Strople) O'Connell with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. I can honestly say that he was one of the most Christ-like men Ive known.. 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. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG), People receive communion during 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. . Bishop David O'Connell, seen above at a meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2021, is being remembered as a peacemaker and "truly a man of God." OConnell was at the scene hours after the early morning fire, rosary in hand, to grieve and pray with shocked parishioners. It was solemn yet emotionally riotous. He was also the chairman of the interdiocesan Southern California Immigration Task Force which helped coordinate the churchs response to immigrant children and families from Central America in recent years. 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. (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. On Saturday, parishioners gathered at the scene of O'Connell's death and lit candles in memory of the religious leader, Los Angeles Daily News reporter Clara Harter tweeted. pulling into the bishops driveway and then leaving a short time later, the sheriff said. A public viewing is held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for Bishop David OConnell in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. OConnell was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. 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.. He organised retreats to help men become better parents and partners, and believed in the power of parish communities and schools to transform peoples lives. Joe holds a bachelors degree in Political Science from The Catholic University of America. (Photo by Dean Musgrove). He worked to restore trust between law enforcement and residents by bringing the two together in peoples homes for dialogue. 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. Gomez said O'Connell had served as a priest and later a bishop in Los Angeles for 45 years. OConnell played a key role in sponsoring the enrollment of several young immigrants in Catholic schools. David R. O'Connell, 58, of Beverly died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Beverly Hospital. The miracle involved the healing of an unborn baby girl in Rimini, Italy. O'Connell was 69. OConnells casket followed shortly after. 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Born in 1953 in County Cork, Ireland, he was ordained a priest in 1979 in Dublin, Ireland. He had previously served as a pastor at several parishes in Los Angeles, including St. Michaels and St. Frances X. Cabrini. 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. Bail was set at $2 million. David OConnell, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, leading a memorial service in 2020. OConnell was found shot at his Hacienda Heights home on February 18. 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. Cardinal Roger Mahony gives the homily doing the Vigil Mass for Bishop David OConnell at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, March 2, 2023. 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. And he was faithful to me all the time I was in the hospital every day. Bishop Robert Barron, a former auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who now serves in Minnesota, said he first met Bishop OConnell when they were appointed as bishops on the same day in September 2015. The Ballingeary native was at home on holidays in Cork at the time. On Thursday, the Rev. Apart from aiding neighborhood recovery efforts, OConnell pushed to restore trust between the inner-city residents and law enforcement. He is survived by : his siblings, David Ball (Cody) and Susan Ridd; his sister-in-law Lola Ball; and his step-son Ian. I'm still sort of stunned. 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 Heights. 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. A Cork man might leave without saying goodbye, Cunnane said. At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. At the news conference, Jos H. Gomez, the archbishop of Los Angeles, thanked the authorities for taking a suspect into custody. 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. The Holy Father said the ministry of the late Bishop was marked especially by his profound concern for the poor, immigrants and those in need, his efforts to uphold the sanctity and dignity of Gods gift of life and his zeal for fostering solidarity, co-operation and peace within the local community. 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 was shot and killed at his Hacienda Heights home on Feb. 18. 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.. His nephew, also called David OConnell, said the late Bishop was the rock of his family who liked to be a comedian but thankfully had a day job that was going a bit better for him. (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. (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. 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.
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