About The Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer, D.D.
About The Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer, D.D.
The Most Rev. Timothy E. Freyer’s roots are in Southern California. He was born in L.A. and grew up in Huntington Beach, a short drive from Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, where he serves as Auxiliary Bishop.
After graduating from Huntington Beach High School, he entered St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, CA, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, followed by another four years at St. John’s where, as a graduate student, he studied Theology.
Bishop Freyer was ordained a priest on June 10, 1989. His first assignment was as associate pastor at St. Hedwig parish in Los Alamitos within the Diocese of Orange. He served in that role for five years before being assigned to Our Lady of Fatima in San Clemente. Five years later, he moved to St. Catherine of Siena in Laguna Beach, where he remained for two years.
In 2001, Bishop Freyer was appointed pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Fullerton, and then in 2003 was reassigned as pastor for St. Boniface Church in Anaheim.
He was named Episcopal Vicar for Priests in 2012, with responsibility for the care and ongoing formation of the priests of the Diocese of Orange. Additionally, he was named the first bishop’s liaison to the Jovenes para Cristo (Young Adults for Christ) movement from 1998 to 2004, helping them to write their statutes, revise their plan of formation and assist with opening chapters in California, Texas and Oregon.
Bishop Freyer was a founding board member of the Anaheim Family Justice Center (now the Orange County Family Justice Center), which assists victims of domestic violence. He served two terms on the board of trustees of St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, including its Community Benefits Committee, which oversees the center’s programs for the poor. He also serves as a chaplain for the Anaheim Police Department.
Bishop Freyer is president of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops and, at the national level, serves on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, as well as its Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Bishop Freyer is the only child of Jerry and Patricia Freyer. His father died in 1977. His mother died in 2022.
To connect with Bishop Freyer, contact Juan Arellano.
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