Diocese of Orange in California

	Diocese of Orange in California
Basic data
Country	United States
Metropolitan bishopric	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Diocesan bishop	Kevin Vann
Auxiliary bishop	Timothy Freyer ; Thanh Thai Nguyen
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Death of David Brown
founding	1976
surface	2,025 km²
Parishes	57 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Residents	3,145,525 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics	1,547,000 (2016 / AP 2017 )
proportion of	49.2%
Diocesan priest	193 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious priest	86 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Catholics per priest	5,545
Permanent deacons	125 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Friars	95 (2016 / AP 2017 )
Religious sisters	303 (2016 / AP 2017 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	English
cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Family
Website	www.rcbo.org
	Ecclesiastical province

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange ( Latin Dioecesis Arausicanae in California , English Diocese of Orange in California ) is one in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Orange , California .

The patroness of the diocese is Our Lady of Guadalupe .

history

Holy Family Cathedral in Orange

The Diocese of Orange in California was founded on March 24, 1976 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Supernae animarum from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and subordinated to this as a suffragan .

William Robert Johnson was named the first Bishop of Orange in California and led the diocese until his death in 1986. Initially, the diocese had 42 parishes, 179 priests and 330,000 believers. The numbers have increased significantly since then.

In recent years, the diocese has seen a large influx of immigrants from Asia and Latin America who do not speak English. Therefore, the diocese itself assesses their integration into the local church as its "greatest challenge".

territory

The Diocese of Orange in California comprises the area of Orange County in the state of California .

The new Christ Cathedral

cathedral

The plans to build a new cathedral for the relatively young diocese became superfluous when there was an opportunity in 2011 to acquire the Crystal Cathedral , built in 1977-80, from the bankrupt local mega-church Crystal Cathedral Ministries . From 2014 this should be the new episcopal church of the diocese under the name Christ Cathedral . Due to extensive renovations, it could not be completed until 2019 and consecrated on July 17, 2019. The inauguration took place on July 17, 2019.

The church contains the Hazel-Wright Organ , one of the five largest organs in the world. This was formerly built by Fratelli Ruffatti from Padua in Italy. Bishop Kevin Vann commissioned Ruffatti for a general renovation. For this purpose the organ was completely dismantled and shipped to Padua. In 2020 it should be back in its place and sound.

coat of arms

Diocese coat of arms

The coat of arms of the diocese shows sea waves below, above it two mountains, above an orange tree, three arches and a rose as the sun. The ocean waves illustrate the location of the diocese on the ocean, the two mountains stand for the highest peaks of the Santa Ana Mountains , Santiago Peak and Modjeska Peak , which together form the Saddleback Formation. The orange tree illustrates the situation in Orange County. The arches symbolize the Mission of San Juan Capistrano , the rose expresses the bond with the patron saint of the diocese, Our Lady of Guadalupe .

Bishops of Orange in California

1976-1986 William Robert Johnson

1986-1998 Norman Francis McFarland

1998–2012 death of David Brown

2012– Kevin Vann0000

Auxiliary bishops

John Steinbock (1984–1987; † 2010)
Michael Patrick Driscoll (1989–1999; † 2017)
Jaime Soto (2000-2007)
Dominic Mai Luong (2003-2015; † 2017)
Cirilo Flores (2009–2012; † 2014)
Timothy Freyer (since 2014)
Thanh Thai Nguyen (since 2017)

Web links

Commons : Diocese of Orange in California - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Homepage of the Diocese of Orange in California (English)
Entry on the Diocese of Orange in California on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Official homepage of the Christ Cathedral (English)
Ruffatti restaura l'Organo Hazel Wright. In: ruffatti.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019(Italian).

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b The Diocese of Orange has a new Coat of Arms. Diocese of Orange, 2014, archived from the original on May 28, 2014 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .
↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Supernae animarum , AAS 68 (1976), No. 5, pp. 312f.
^ ^A ^b The History of the Diocese of Orange County. Diocese of Orange, 2015, archived from the original on April 11, 2015 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .
^ Diocese of Orange Unveils Design Plans for Christ Cathedral. (pdf, 258 kB) Diocese of Orange, September 24, 2014, archived from the original on February 1, 2016 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .
^ Transforming an Iconic Southern California Landmark. Diocese of Orange, July 16, 2019, accessed July 18, 2019 . From the “Crystal Cathedral” to the “Christ Cathedral”: the former Protestant Megachurch becomes a Catholic bishop's church. In: kathisch.de . July 16, 2019, accessed July 18, 2019 .

[Wappen-1] A ^b The Diocese of Orange has a new Coat of Arms. Diocese of Orange, 2014, archived from the original on May 28, 2014 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .

[2] Paul VI: Const. Apost. Supernae animarum , AAS 68 (1976), No. 5, pp. 312f.

[history-3] A ^b The History of the Diocese of Orange County. Diocese of Orange, 2015, archived from the original on April 11, 2015 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .

[4] Diocese of Orange Unveils Design Plans for Christ Cathedral. (pdf, 258 kB) Diocese of Orange, September 24, 2014, archived from the original on February 1, 2016 ; accessed on July 18, 2019 .

[5] Transforming an Iconic Southern California Landmark. Diocese of Orange, July 16, 2019, accessed July 18, 2019 . From the “Crystal Cathedral” to the “Christ Cathedral”: the former Protestant Megachurch becomes a Catholic bishop's church. In: kathisch.de . July 16, 2019, accessed July 18, 2019 .