Diocese of Orange, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Orange / Orange in California / Arausicanæ in California (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Los Angeles

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12), Saint John of Capistrano (October 23)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: July 17 (2019)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1976.03.24: Established as Diocese of Orange / Orange in California / Arausicanæ in California (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles and became suffragan of Los Angeles)

Contact Info

Address: 2811 E. Villa Real Dr., Orange, CA 92863, USA

Phone: +1 (714) 282-3000

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.09.21 – ...):	Bishop Kevin William Vann (73)
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.11.23 – ...):	Bishop Timothy Edward Freyer (60) Titular Bishop of Strathearn
Auxiliary Bishop (2017.10.06 – ...):	Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen (Nguyễn Thái Thành) (71) Titular Bishop of Acalissus

Ordinaries

Bishops of Orange (Roman Rite)

Bishop Kevin William Vann (73)
(2012.09.21 – ...)

Bishop of Orange (USA)

In fide et dilectione in Christo Jesu

Born:	1951.05.10 (Springfield, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1981.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.07.13

Priest of Springfield in Illinois (USA) (1981.05.30 – 2005.05.17)

Coadjutor Bishop of Fort Worth (USA) (2005.05.17 – 2005.07.12)

Bishop of Fort Worth (USA) (2005.07.12 – 2012.09.21)

Bishop of Orange (USA) (2012.09.21 – ...)

Bishop Tod David Brown
(1998.06.30 – 2012.09.21)

Come Lord Jesus

Born:	1936.11.15 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1963.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.04.03
Died:	2023.10.15 (Orange, CA, USA † 86)

Priest of Monterey (USA) (1963.05.01 – 1988.12.27)

Bishop of Boise City (USA) (1988.12.27 – 1998.06.30)

Bishop of Orange (USA) (1998.06.30 – 2012.09.21)

Bishop Norman Francis McFarland
(1986.12.29 – 1998.06.30)

In veritate ambulare

Born:	1922.02.21 (Martínez, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1946.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.09.08
Died:	2010.04.16 († 88)

Titular Bishop of Bida (1970.06.05 – 1976.02.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA) (1970.06.05 – 1976.02.10)

Bishop of Reno (USA) (1976.02.10 – 1976.10.13)

Bishop of Reno–Las Vegas (USA) (1976.10.13 – 1986.12.29)

Bishop of Orange (USA) (1986.12.29 – 1998.06.30)

Bishop William Robert Johnson
(1976.03.24 – 1986.07.28)

Born:	1918.11.19 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1944.05.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.03.25
Died:	1986.07.28 († 67)

Titular Bishop of Blera (1971.02.19 – 1976.03.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1971.02.19 – 1976.03.24)

Bishop of Orange (USA) (1976.03.24 – 1986.07.28)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Cirilo B. Flores (2009.01.05 – 2012.01.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong (Mai Thanh Lương) (2003.04.25 – 2015.12.20)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jaime Soto (68) (2000.03.23 – 2007.10.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Patrick Driscoll (1989.12.19 – 1999.01.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Thomas Steinbock (1984.05.29 – 1987.01.27)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove, California
Former Cathedral: Former Cathedral of the Holy Family, Orange, California
Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (68)

Los Angeles (↖), San Bernardino (↗), San Diego (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,025 km²

Population: 1,360,598 Catholics (42.7% of 3,182,923 total)

Pastoral Centres: 57 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 265 priests (201 diocesan, 64 religious), 153 deacons, 358 religious (69 brothers, 289 sisters), 23 seminarians