Pope Francis appoints bishops in Fresno, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed a new bishop to lead the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, California, and also named a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The appointments were announced by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

The new bishop of Fresno will be the Most Rev. Joseph V. Brennan, who is one of five auxiliary bishops in the LA archdiocese, which he has served for 39 years, most recently as episcopal victor of the San Fernando pastoral region.

The son of a San Fernando Valley grocer and the ninth of 10 children, Brennan will be installed as the sixth bishop of Fresno on May 2, succeeding the Most Rev. Armando X. Ochoa.