of the Orange Catholic Foundation. Vann claimed that the administrator had defamed him by suggesting he wanted to obtain funds from the Foundation for COVID-19 pandemic relief, but actually use them for sex abuse claims against the diocese. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange official website Episcopal succession 1951 births Living people Benedictine University at Springfield alumni Millikin University alumni Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni Kenrick–Glennon Seminary alumni People from Springfield, Illinois Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Religious leaders from Illinois Catholics from Illinois 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States