Kevin Vann
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Kevin William Vann KCHS |
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| Bishop of Orange, Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision | |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Diocese | Orange |
| Appointed | September 21, 2012 |
| Installed | December 10, 2012 |
| Predecessor | Tod Brown |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 30, 1981 by Joseph Alphonse McNicholas |
| Consecration | July 13, 2005 by José Horacio Gómez, Raymond Leo Burke, and George Joseph Lucas |
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| Birth name | Kevin William Vann |
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May 10, 1951 Springfield, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | William Vann Theresa Jones |
| Previous post | Bishop of Fort Worth (2005-2012) |
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| Motto |
In fide et dileccione in Christo Iesu Latin: In the faith and love in Christ Jesus |
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Styles of Kevin William Vann |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Kevin William Vann (born May 10, 1951) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, succeeding the retiring bishop, Tod David Brown, by Pope Benedict XVI on September 21, 2012. Bishop Vann is the Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision for Former Anglicans.
The eldest of six children, Kevin Vann was born in Springfield, Illinois, to William and Theresa (née Jones) Vann. His father was a postal worker, and his mother was a nurse and clinical instructor at St. John's Hospital.
After attending Griffin High School, Vann studied at Springfield College and Millikin University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology in 1974. He then worked as a medical technologist at St. John's Hospital before entering Immaculate Conception Seminary in 1976. From 1977 to 1981, he studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Vann was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph McNicholas on May 30, 1981. He then furthered his studies in canon law at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, residing at the Pontifical North American College. It was at the Angelicum that in May 1985 he earned his (JCD, Doctor of Canon Law).
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