Washington D.C., Sep 21, 2012 / 08:46 am
Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth, Texas has been named the fourth bishop of Orange, Calif. by Pope Benedict XVI.
Bishop Vann will succeed Bishop Tod D. Brown, who offered his resignation to Pope Benedict earlier this year upon reaching the age limit of 75.
"I am truly blessed to be here with all of you now as the fourth bishop of the diocese," Bishop Vann said at a Sept. 21 press conference in Orange, Calif.
He explained that it is "a time of transition in my own life," because of his mother's death earlier this summer and his appointment to a new diocese.