Photos: Timothy Freyer named auxiliary bishop of Orange County

Julie Garcia,, left, Ivette Valenzuela and Angel Rangel — all of whom worked with the Rev. Timothy Freyer at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Anaheim — congratulate Freyer on his appointment as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange.

Father Thomas Naval of Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church in Lake Forest leans in to congratulate the Rev. Timothy Freyer after the news conference announcing Freyer’s appointment by the Holy See as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange.

The Rev. Steve Sallot congratulates the Rev. Timothy Freyer at a news conference announcing Freyer’s appointment by the Holy See as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange.

The Rev. Timothy Freyer, newly appointed by the Holy See as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange, takes a picture with supporters at Christ Cathedral complex in Garden Grove.

Bishop Kevin Vann, left, talks with the Rev. Timothy Freyer after Freyer’s appointment by the Holy See as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange.

The Rev. Timothy Freyer, who has been appointed by the Holy See as auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Orange, wears the pectoral cross given to him at a news conference at Christ Cathedral complex in Garden Grove.