Gospel Reflection Resources
“The Gospel Reflection Process transformed my life as a priest and helped bring about a spiritual renewal of the parish life.” -Bishop David O’Connell
The Most Reverend David G. O’Connell is the Episcopal Vicar of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Appointed Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille and Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese in 2015. Bishop O’Connell received a BA in Philosophy and English Literature from the University College Dublin in 1975, a Bachelor of Divinity from Maynooth College in 1977 and a Masters of Spirituality from Mount St. Mary’s College in 1987. Since his ordination to the priesthood, he’s served as Associate Pastor at St. Raymond in Downey, St. Maria Goretti in Long Beach, and St. Hillary in Pico Rivera, and then as Pastor of St. Frances X. Cabrini, Ascension Church, St. Eugene and St. Michael Parishes. He also served as a member of the Priest Pension Board, and currently serves on the Together in Mission Board as well as the Archdiocesan Finance Council and continues to be a long-time member of the Council of Priests. He is a Knight of Peter Claver.