The episcopal ordination of the Rev. Fr. Timothy Freyer as Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Orange was held on January 17, 2017. The ceremonial event was attended by the Very Rev. Fr. Pakrad Dz. V. Berjekian, the Vicar General of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America.

Auxiliary bishop Freyer will support Bishop Vann in caring for the spiritual needs of the 1.3 million member Diocese of Orange, one of the fastest growing an most ethnically diverse in the United States.