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A Catholic bishop was killed in California over the weekend, investigators say

Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was born in Ireland and served as a priest and a bishop for more than four decades. The 69-year-old was remembered as a "peacemaker."
Updated February 19, 2023 at 2:28 PM ET

A Catholic bishop who church leaders remembered as a "peacemaker" was found dead of a gunshot wound on Saturday.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Sunday that Los Angeles Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was killed and said it was

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