Armando Xavier Ochoa

Styles of
**Armando Xavier Ochoa**
Styles of; Armando Xavier Ochoa
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Armando Xavier Ochoa
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Armando Xavier Ochoa
Bishop Emeritus of Fresno
Church	Roman Catholic
Diocese	Fresno
Appointed	December 1, 2011
Installed	February 2, 2012
Retired	March 5, 2019
Predecessor	John Thomas Steinbock
Successor	Joseph Vincent Brennan
Previous posts	Bishop of El Paso (1996-2012); Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles and Titular Bishop of Sitifis (1987-1996);
Orders
Ordination	May 23, 1970; by Timothy Manning
Consecration	February 23, 1987; by Roger Mahony, Joseph Martin Sartoris, Thomas John Curry, and Gabino Zavala
Personal details
Born	April 9, 1943; Oxnard, California, US
Motto	Preparemos el camino del Señor; (Let us prepare the way of the Lord)

Armando Xavier Ochoa (born April 9, 1943) is an American Catholic retired prelate who served as bishop of Fresno in California (2011 to 2019), bishop of El Paso in Texas (1996 to 2011) and as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California (1986 to 1996).