Timothy Edward Freyer

Styles of
**Timothy Edward Freyer**
Styles of; Timothy Edward Freyer
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Timothy Edward Freyer
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Timothy Edward Freyer
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange ; Titular Bishop of Strathearn
Archdiocese	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	October 13, 1963 (age 60); Los Angeles, California, US
Motto	Euntes docete omnes gentes; (Latin for "Go out and make disciples of nations")

Last updated February 18, 2024

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 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]

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References

1 2 3 "HOLY SEE APPOINTS AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR DIOCESE OF ORANGE". Orange County Catholic. November 23, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer, D.D." Diocese of Orange. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
1 2 "Bishop Timothy Edward Freyer [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
1 2 3 "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, and Orange, California". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

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

[:0-1] 1 2 3 "HOLY SEE APPOINTS AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR DIOCESE OF ORANGE". Orange County Catholic. November 23, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer, D.D." Diocese of Orange. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

[:2-3] 1 2 "Bishop Timothy Edward Freyer [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

[:3-4] 1 2 3 "Pope Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Detroit, Michigan, and Orange, California". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

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v t e 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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