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On December 1, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Ochoa as bishop of Fresno, [6] [4] succeeding Bishop John Steinbock, who had died in December 2010.On February 1, 2019, Ochoa announced an outside investigation of the diocese human resource records for all allegations of sexual abuse against clerics since 1922, with a report to be issued to the public after the investigation had concluded.
When the Diocese of Fresno was erected in 1967, St. John the Baptist remained as its cathedral. [2] [3] In April 2019, Jose Hernandez approached the cathedral staff and threatened harm against the priests and bishop. After going outside, he broke several stained-glass windows and statues, causing $25,000 in damage. He was later arrested. [4]
Aug. 10—The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has released a list of "credibly accused clergy" that includes Craig Harrison, the former Bakersfield priest who resigned his position in February ...
Joseph Vincent Brennan (born March 20, 1954) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Fresno since 2019. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2015 to 2019.
Fresno diocese leader Bishop Joseph V. Brennan said the move to file for bankruptcy was necessary since the diocese has been flooded with sexual abuse claims.
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Any bishop who grants the property of a diocese other than his own as a gift to someone or who installs priests in another diocese is excommunicated. [ 9 ] Anyone who rejects the council's directive that a metropolitan can only be judged by a patriarch and not by another metropolitan is excommunicated.
Bishop John Steinbock greets a fellow Knight of Columbus.. John Thomas Steinbock (July 16, 1937 – December 5, 2010) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Fresno in California from 1991 until his death in 2010.