Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Monsignor Marc V. Trudeau as a new auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.  

The appointment was publicized in Washington on April 5, 2018 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

A native of Los Angeles, Msgr. Trudeau was born May 20, 1957 in Hollywood, CA. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California. He also attended the University of Southern California School of Dentistry (1981-1985) before entering St. John's Seminary in Camarillo for Philosophy and Theological studies (1986-1991).

He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on August 6, 1991.

Assignments after ordination included: associate pastor, St. James the Less Church, La Crescenta (1991-1995); associate pastor/administrator pro tempore, St. Philip the Apostle Church, Pasadena (1995-2001); pastor, St. Pius X Church in Santa Fe Springs (2001-2004); priest secretary to Cardinal Roger M. Mahony (2004-2010); pastor, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church, Lomita (2010-2013). He joined the faculty at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo as vice rector and assistant director of pastoral formation in 2013. He was named rector of St. John's Seminary in 2014-present.  

From 1993-1999, he also served as a member of the Council of Priests, Archdiocesan Catholic Center, Los Angeles.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is comprised of 8,636 square miles in the state of California and has a total population of 11,519,517 of which 4,031,831 or 35 percent, are Catholic. Archbishop José H. Gomez is the current Archbishop of Los Angeles.   

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Pope Francis, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio, Monsignor Marc V. Trudeau, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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