His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Dennis Patrick O'Nei
Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino
Titular Bishop of Mâcon
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of San Bernardino
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Mâcon
Orders
OrdinationApril 30, 1966
ConsecrationMarch 27, 2001
by Gerald Richard Barnes
Personal details
BornJanuary 16, 1940
Fremont, Nebraska, US
DiedOctober 17, 2003(2003-10-17) (aged 63)
EducationSt. John's Seminary
Styles of
Dennis Patrick O'Neil
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Dennis Patrick O'Neil (January 16, 1940 – October 17, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 2001 until his death in 2003

Biography

Early life

Born on January 16, 1940, in Fremont, Nebraska, Dennis O'Neil grew up in Southern California. He attended St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California.

O'Neil was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on April 30, 1966.[1] After serving pastoral positions in the archdiocese from 1966 to 1979, he spent five years on a missionary assignment in the Diocese of Juneau in Alaska. After returning to Los Angeles, O'Neil became administrator and pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in 1984. He served on the archdiocesan clergy personnel board from 1990 to 1998, and was appointed pastor of St. Emydius Parish in Lynewood, California in 1998.

Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino

On January 16, 2001, O'Neil was appointed by Pope John Paul II as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino and titular bishop of Mâcon.[2] He was consecrated on March 27, 2001. Bishop Gerald Barnes was his principal consecrator, and Bishops Gabino Zavala and Stephen Blaire were his principal co-consecrators.[2]

Dennis O'Neil died of an apparent heart attack on October 17, 2003, at the age of 63.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pope Appoints Auxiliaries in Los Angeles and San Bernardino". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. January 16, 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Bishop Dennis Patrick O'Neil". Catholic-Hierarchy.Org. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ Stammer, Larry B. (October 24, 2003). "The Most Rev. Dennis Patrick O'Neil, 63; Auxiliary Bishop". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2019.


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