Joseph Vincent Brennan


Joseph Vincent Brennan is a prelate of the Catholic Church and the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno. He formerly graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA, and is former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Early years

Brennan was born in Van Nuys, California. He was ordained a priest on June 21, 1980.
After his ordination, Brennan served as associate pastor at three parishes: Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Los Angeles, St. Linus in Norwalk, and the former Cathedral of St. Vibiana in Los Angeles. Brennan was later a pastor at two parishes, returning to St. Linus in Norwalk and Holy Trinity in San Pedro.
Brennan also served as the Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In this role, he was in residence at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and at Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church. Brennan also served as the vicar general for the Archdiocese.
Brennan was also a chaplain for the Knights of Columbus in California, a member of the Council of Priests and the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and also sits on the Board of the Catholic Education Foundation, the Williams Charitable Trust, and Together in Mission.

Episcopal ordination and career

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

Brennan was appointed by Pope Francis Titular Bishop of Trofimiana and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015.
He was ordained a bishop by the Archbishop of Los Angeles José Horacio Gómez on September 8, 2015. Gómez made him his Episcopal Vicar for the San Fernando Pastoral Region.

Bishop of Fresno

On 5 March 2019 he was named Bishop of Fresno. He was installed on May 2, 2019.

Episcopal succession