William Robert Johnson

William Robert Johnson (November 19, 1918—July 28, 1986) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Orange from 1976 until his death in 1986.

Styles of William Robert Johnson

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Early life and education

William Johnson was born in Tonopah, Nevada, to Jorgen and Marie (née O'Connell) Johnson.[1] In the early 1920s, the family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he enrolled at St. Ignatius School.[1] He attended Los Angeles College, the minor seminary of the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, from 1932 to 1938.[2] He completed his theological studies at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John J. Cantwell on May 28, 1944.[3]

Priesthood

After several years of pastoral work, Johnson was sent to the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he earned a Master of Social Work degree.[2] He was named assistant director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in 1948, and later succeeded Monsignor Alden J. Bell as director in 1956.[1] He was elected to the Board of Directors for the National Conference of Catholic Charities in 1960, becoming president in 1964.[1] He was named a papal chamberlain in 1960, and raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1965.[1] In addition to his duties as director of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, he served as pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Church, the first Catholic parish for African Americans in Los Angeles, from 1962 to 1968.[2] He was pastor of American Martyrs Church in Manhattan Beach (1968–71), and became parochial vicar for St. Vibiana's Cathedral in 1970.[1]

Episcopacy

Los Angeles

On February 19, 1971, Johnson was appointed auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and titular bishop of Blera by Pope Paul VI.[3] He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Archbishop Timothy Manning, with Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken and Bishop Alden Bell serving as co-consecrators.[3] He selected as his episcopal motto: Caritas Christi (Latin: "Charity of Christ").[1] As an auxiliary bishop, he assisted Archbishop Manning for five years.

Orange

Johnson was named the first Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Orange on March 24, 1976.[3] His installation took place at the Cathedral of the Holy Family on June 16 of that year.[4] He celebrated Mass with inmates at the Orange County Jail every Christmas, and established a Department of Hispanic Ministries in 1979.[2] He described the Church before the Second Vatican Council as "a fairly rigid, centralized structure from the top down to the parish," and declared, "I certainly relish the changes that have occurred in the Church since" the Council.[2] He was an outspoken advocate of nuclear disarmament, and encouraged Catholics to support the settlement of refugees from Southeast Asia.[2]

Johnson suffered from kidney problems and related illnesses for the last year of his life, eventually using a wheelchair.[2] He died from a bacterial infection at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, at age 67.[2]

References

Weber, Francis J. (1979). California Catholicity.
Pinsky, Mark I. (1986-07-29). "William R. Johnson, First Bishop of Orange, Is Dead". Los Angeles Times.
"Bishop William Robert Johnson". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
"Chronological Highlights from the past 25 Years". Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Bishop of Orange 1976–1986	Succeeded by Norman Francis McFarland

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in California
Ordinaries	Bishops William Robert Johnson Norman Francis McFarland Tod David Brown Kevin Vann Auxiliary Bishops Michael Patrick Driscoll Cirilo Flores Dominic Mai Thanh Lương Jaime Soto John Thomas Steinbock Timothy Edward Freyer Thanh Thai Nguyen
Churches	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove Holy Family Cathedral, Orange
Education	High schools Cornelia Connelly High School, Anaheim Servite High School, Anaheim Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana Rosary Academy, Fullerton Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita JSerra Catholic High School, San Juan Capistrano St. Michael's Preparatory School, Silverado
Hospitals	Mission Hospital, Mission Viejo St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton St. Joseph Hospital, Orange
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno
Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell
Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell
Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez
Auxiliary bishops, current	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Robert Barron Edward W. Clark David O'Connell Marc Vincent Trudeau
Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Joseph Brennan Thomas John Curry Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Alexander Salazar Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Oscar Azarcon Solis John J. Ward Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann
Priests who became bishops	Michael Patrick Driscoll Justin Rigali
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Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Deanery 13 (Westside) Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood) Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 15 (Downtown/South) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Precious Blood Catholic Church St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Church Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood): St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish Mission La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Note: This is not a Spanish Mission, but rather, a parish church.
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka St. Mel, Woodland Hills Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale): Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace): All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra) All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente): Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut):
San Pedro Pastoral Region	Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood): Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk): Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach):
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria) La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara) Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Santa Barbara Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula) Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo): Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo

Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges Loyola Marymount University Mount St. Mary's University High schools Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights Cathedral HS (Boys) Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls) Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys) Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls) Notre Dame Acad. (Girls) St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls) St. Monica Catholic HS, Santa Monica Verbum Dei HS, Watts (Boys) High schools, closed Daniel MS, Los Angeles
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges: High schools Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge Holy Family HS, Glendale Louisville HS, Woodland Hills Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks Paraclete HS, Lancaster Providence HS, Burbank St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges: High schools Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente Damien HS, La Verne Salesian HS, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello La Salle College Prep., Pasadena Mayfield Senior, Pasadena St. Monica Acad., Montrose Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower Queen of Angels Acad., Compton St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey Junipero Serra HS, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony HS, Long Beach Don Bosco HS, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop García Diego HS, Santa Barbara La Reina HS, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria Santa Clara HS, Oxnard Villanova Prep., Ojai

Hospitals and cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region

Hospitals	Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica
Cemeteries	Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City

San Fernando
Pastoral Region

Cemeteries	San Fernando Mission Cemetery

San Gabriel
Pastoral Region

Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles

San Pedro
Pastoral Region

Santa Barbara
Pastoral Region

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