Brian Nunes
Brian Nunes | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | July 18, 2023 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Kearney |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 31, 2008 by Roger Mahony |
| Consecration | September 26, 2023 by José Horacio Gómez, Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, and Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1964 |
| Alma mater | Servite High School Loyola Marymount University St. John's Seminary |
| Motto | In mundum universum praedicate evangelium (Preach the gospel to the whole world) |
| Styles of Brian Nunes | |
|---|---|
| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Brian Alan Nunes (born October 26, 1964) is a priest of the Catholic Church who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California since 2023.[1]
Biography
Early life
Brian Nunes was born on October 26, 1964, in Inglewood, California, the oldest of four children born to immigrant parents from Hong Kong and Macau of Portuguese heritage.[2][3][4] He attended elementary school at St. Joseph School in Placentia, California, and Servite High School in Anaheim, California. He then entered Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, earning a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1986.[5]
Nunes 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.[4] Finding this work unsatisfying, he decided to become a priest. Nunes then entered St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a Master of Divinity in 2008.[5]
Priesthood
Nunes was ordained a priest by Archbishop Roger Mahony on May 31, 2008, for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.[6] After his 2008 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Nunes as a parochial vicar and administrator of Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Los Angeles. From 2015 to 2019, he served as the priest-secretary of Archbishop José Gómez. In 2020, Gomez appointed him as vicar general and moderator of the curia of the archdiocese.[7]
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Nunes as an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Kearney.[1][8] Gómez consecrated Nunes as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, with Bishop Gerald Wilkerson and Auxiliary Bishop Alejandro Aclan as co-consecrators.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Bishop Nunes' Coat of Arms". LA Catholics. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Fr. Brian Nunes - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Vocations". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Bishop Brian Alan Nunes [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
Episcopal succession