Timothy Edward Freyer

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Timothy Edward Freyer
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange Titular Bishop of Strathearn

Province	Los Angeles
Diocese	Orange
Appointed	November 23, 2016
Installed	January 17, 2017
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Strathearn
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1989 by Norman Francis McFarland
Consecration	January 17, 2017 by Kevin William Vann José Horacio Gómez Jaime Soto
Personal details
Born	(1963-10-13) October 13, 1963 (age 60) Los Angeles, California, US
Motto	Euntes docete omnes gentes (Latin for "Go out and make disciples of nations")

Styles of Timothy Edward Freyer

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Timothy Edward Freyer (born October 13, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange in California since 2017.

Biography

Early life

Timothy Freyer was born on October 13, 1963, in Los Angeles and grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Freyer is the only child of Jerry and Patricia Freyer.^[1]^[2] After graduating from Huntington Beach High School, he entered the St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He then spent four years as a graduate student at Saint John's studying theology.^[1]

Priesthood

Freyer was ordained a priest at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange, California, on June 10, 1989, by Bishop Norman McFarland for the Diocese of Orange.^[3]

After his 1989 ordination, the diocese assigned Freyer to the following Southern California parishes as an associate pastor:

St. Hedwig in Los Alamitos (1989 to 1994)
Our Lady of Fatima Parish in San Clemente (1994 to 1999)
St. Catherine of Siena in Laguna Beach^[2] (1999 to 2001)^[4]

In addition to his pastoral jobs, Freyer was named as the first bishop's liaison to the Jovenes para Cristo (Young Adults for Christ) movement in 1998. He helped the Jovenes write their statutes and revise their plan of formation. Freyer also assisted them in opening chapters in California, Texas and Oregon.^[2]

In 2001, Freyer was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Fullerton. He was transferred from St. Catherine in 2002 to serve as administrator for St. Boniface Parish in Anaheim for one year; he was named pastor of St. Boniface in 2003.^[2]^[4] Freyer left St. Boniface in 2012 when Bishop Kevin Vann named him episcopal vicar for priests.^[4]

Freyer served as a board member for the following organizations:

the Anaheim Family Justice Center in Dana Point, California
St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California^[1]

Freyer is a chaplain for the Anaheim Police Department.^[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange

On November 23, 2016, Pope Francis named Freyer as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange. On January 17, 2017, Freyer was consecrated by Vann at Saint Columban Church in Garden Grove, with Archbishop José Horacio Gómez and Bishop Jaime Soto serving as co-consecrators.^[2]^[3]

Freyer holds the rank of senior chaplain in the Military and Hospitallar Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem as a chaplain in the Order's Commandery of the West.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "HOLY SEE APPOINTS AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR DIOCESE OF ORANGE". Orange County Catholic. November 23, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer, D.D." Diocese of Orange. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Timothy Edward Freyer [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, and Orange, California". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Dominic Lương 2003-2015	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange 2017-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in California

Ordinaries

Bishops: William Robert Johnson; Norman Francis McFarland; Tod David Brown; Kevin Vann

Auxiliary bishops: Michael Patrick Driscoll; Cirilo Flores; Dominic Mai Thanh Lương; Jaime Soto; John Thomas Steinbock; Timothy Edward Freyer; Thanh Thai Nguyen

Churches

List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove

Holy Family Cathedral, Orange

Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano

Education

High schools: Servite High School, Anaheim; Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana; Rosary Academy, Fullerton; Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita; JSerra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano

Closed: Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim; St. Michael's Preparatory School, Silverado

Hospitals

Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo
St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton
Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Orange

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

v t e Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno
Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell
Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell
Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez
Auxiliary bishops, current	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Marc Vincent Trudeau Albert Bahhuth Matthew Elshoff Brian Nunes Slawomir Szkredka
Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Robert Barron Joseph Brennan Thomas John Curry Edward W. Clark Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno David O'Connell Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Alexander Salazar Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Oscar Azarcon Solis John J. Ward Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann
Priests who became bishops	Michael Patrick Driscoll Justin Rigali
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Deanery 13 (Westside) Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 15 (Downtown/South) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Precious Blood Catholic Church St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood) St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish mission La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Note: This is not a Spanish mission, but rather, a parish church.)
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka St. Mel, Woodland Hills Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace) All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra) All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente) Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood) Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk) Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach)
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria) La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges Loyola Marymount University Mount St. Mary's University High schools Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights Cathedral HS (Boys) Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls) Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys) Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls) Notre Dame Acad. (Girls) St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls) St. Monica Catholic HS, Santa Monica Verbum Dei HS, Watts (Boys) High schools, closed Daniel MS, Los Angeles
San Fernando Pastoral Region	High schools Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge Louisville HS, Woodland Hills Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks Paraclete HS, Lancaster Providence HS, Burbank St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City High schools, closed Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Holy Family HS, Glendale
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	High schools Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente Damien HS, La Verne Salesian HS, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello La Salle College Prep., Pasadena Mayfield Senior, Pasadena St. Monica Acad., Montrose Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	High schools St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey Junipero Serra HS, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony HS, Long Beach Don Bosco HS, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance Universities and colleges, closed Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools, closed Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop García Diego HS, Santa Barbara La Reina HS, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria Santa Clara HS, Oxnard Villanova Prep., Ojai

Hospitals and cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region

Hospitals	Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica
Cemeteries	Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

San Fernando
Pastoral Region