Brian Alan Nunes
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Titular Bishop of Kearney
ChurchCatholic
ArchdioceseLos Angeles
AppointedJuly 18, 2023
InstalledSeptember 26, 2023
PredecessorDavid G. O'Connell
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Kearney
Priest-secretary to Archbishop José Gómez
vice-chancellor, vicar general, and moderator of the curia, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 2008
ConsecrationSeptember 26, 2023
by José Horacio Gómez, Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, and Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan
Personal details
Born (1964-10-26) October 26, 1964
Alma materServite High School
Loyola Marymount University
St. John's Seminary
MottoIn Mundum Universum Praedicate Evangelium
Styles of
Brian Nunes
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Brian Alan Nunes (born October 26, 1964) is a priest of the Catholic Church who seves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. [1]

Biography

Early life

Nunes was born in Inglewood, California, the oldest of four children born to immigrant parents from Hong Kong.[2][3] He attended elementary school at St. Joseph School in Placentia and Servite High School in Anaheim before earning a bachelor's degree in communications from Loyola Marymount University in 1986.[4] He then worked in print journalism for a number of years, including 12 years at Business Wire, where he transitioned into technical support and network administration.[3] Finding this work unsatisfying, he entered St. John's Seminary, earning a bachelor's in philosophy and a master of divinity in 2008.[4] He was ordained a priest on May 31 of the same year.

Priesthood

Nunes' first assignment as a priest was a parochial vicar and administrator of Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro. From 2015 to 2019 he was the priest-secretary of Archbishop José Gómez as well as vice-chancellor, vicar general, and moderator of the curia of the Archdiocese.[5]

Episcopacy

On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Nunes as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Kearney.[1] [6] Archbishop José Gómez consecrated Nunes as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. 1 2 "Fr. Brian Nunes - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Vocations". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  5. Holman, Jim (2020-08-22). "Father Brian Nunes L.A.'s next vicar general, Father Parker Sandoval is new vice chancellor". California Catholic Daily. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  6. "Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops". Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. "Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

Episcopal succession

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