ORANGE (CA)
Orange County Business Journal
By Jane Yu Friday, September 21, 2012
Fort Worth Bishop Kevin Vann has been named the new head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.
Vann will succeed Bishop Tod Brown, who plans to retire in December after 49 years as priest, the last 14 as bishop.
The Diocese of Orange was founded in 1976, when it split from the Los Angeles Archdiocese. It now includes about 1.2 million Catholics here.
Vann has led the Diocese of Fort Worth since 2005. The Texas diocese grew nearly 80% to 710,000 members during his tenure.
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