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Thousands attend funeral Mass for beloved Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell
Catholics, multi-faith clergy and elected leaders from across Southern California filled the pews of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the funeral Mass of Auxiliary Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, a beloved priest regarded as a “peacekeeper,” a “man of the people” and a “good friend to Los Angeles.”
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Catholics say final farewell to their friend, Bishop David O’Connell
The final goodbye for Bishop David O’Connell was grievous and joyous. It had poignancy and humor. It was solemn – yet emotionally riotous.
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Archbishop Gomez presides over funeral Mass for slain bishop
Three days of remembrances for slain Archdiocese of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell concluded Friday with a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Bishop O’Connell’s Work Is Not Done, Nephew Says At Funeral Mass
Speaking to more than 3,500 people gathered for the funeral Mass of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, his nephew, also David O’Connell, took the opportunity to urge everybody to “pick up where he left off and to carry the example that he set” of compassion and caring.
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Brother of slain Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell: ‘I know that he was happiest here among his people’
In the final moments of his life, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was not alone, but rather welcomed into heaven by those he loved most.
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Priest says in final moments, Bishop O’Connell was welcomed into heaven by Blessed Mother
In the final moments of his life, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was not alone, but rather welcomed into heaven by those he loved most.
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A father figure with a ‘shepherd’s heart’
Devoted, humble, “down to earth” and a “father figure” — this was how many young Catholics describe the late Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell
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Funeral service for slain LA bishop David O’Connell
A funeral for Bishop David O’Connell happened on Friday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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