Brian Nunes
Brian Alan Nunes (born October 26, 1964) is a priest of the Catholic Church who seves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. [1]
Brian Alan Nunes  | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles  Titular Bishop of Kearney  | |
| Church | Catholic | 
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles | 
| Appointed | July 18, 2023 | 
| Installed | September 26, 2023 | 
| Predecessor | David G. O'Connell | 
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Kearney Priest-secretary to Archbishop José Gómez vice-chancellor, vicar general, and moderator of the curia, Archdiocese of Los Angeles  | 
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 31, 2008 | 
| 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 | 
| Styles of Brian Nunes  | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | 
| Religious style | Bishop | 
Biography
    
    Early life
    
Nunes was born in Inglewood, California, the oldest of four children born to immigrant parents from Hong Kong.[2][3] He attended elementary school at St. Joseph School in Placentia and Servite High School in Anaheim before earning a bachelor's degree in communications from Loyola Marymount University in 1986.[4] He 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.[3] Finding this work unsatisfying, he entered St. John's Seminary, earning a bachelor's in philosophy and a master of divinity in 2008.[4] He was ordained a priest on May 31 of the same year.
Priesthood
    
Nunes' first assignment as a priest was a parochial vicar and administrator of Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro. From 2015 to 2019 he was the priest-secretary of Archbishop José Gómez as well as vice-chancellor, vicar general, and moderator of the curia of the Archdiocese.[5]
Episcopacy
    
On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Nunes as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Kearney.[1] [6] Archbishop José Gómez consecrated Nunes as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.[7]
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
 - "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.
 - "Fr. Brian Nunes - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Vocations". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
 - "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
 - 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". 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.
 

