Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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| Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archidioecesis Angelorum in California |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, mother church |
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| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Territory | Counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura |
| Population | 4,349,267 |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Patron | Saint Vibiana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Los Angeles |
| Established | April 27, 1840[1] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels |
| Bishop | Roger Cardinal Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Website | archdiocese.la |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Roger Cardinal Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Diocesan Bishop | Roger Cardinal Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Auxiliary bishops | Most Rev. Edward W. Clark Most Rev. Thomas John Curry Most Rev. Alexander Salazar Most Rev. Oscar Azarcon Solis Most Rev. Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Most Rev. Gabino Zavala |
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidioecesis Angelorum in California) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Los Angeles as well as the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. With approximately five million professing members, the archdiocese considers itself the largest diocese in the United States in terms of congregant population.
The see was created when the Diocese of Monterey was renamed to become the conjoined Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles on July 7, 1859. It split to become the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego on June 1, 1922. With the exponential growth of the Roman Catholic population in the region, another split was promulgated on July 11, 1936 creating the Diocese of San Diego and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. On March 24, 1976, the Diocese of Orange was created from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and the present area of the Archdiocese was established. Currently, the Archdiocese covers the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara, in California.
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[edit] Archbishop
The archdiocese is led by the archbishop, who governs from the mother church Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The cathedral was dedicated on September 2, 2002 and replaced the former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
The Archbishop of Los Angeles is the metropolitan of the Province of Los Angeles of the Roman Catholic Church. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Fresno, Monterey in California, Orange in California, San Bernardino, and San Diego. The archbishop historically wielded great administrative powers over the suffragan dioceses. Today, such power is only ceremonial and kept as a tradition.
His Eminence Roger Cardinal Mahony has served as the Archbishop of Los Angeles for since 1985 and is expected to serve until at least 2011 when he reaches the mandatory Church retirement age of 75. He currently is assisted by six Auxiliary Bishops: Most Reverend Gabino Zavala, Most Reverend Thomas Curry, Most Reverend Gerald Wilkerson, Most Reverend Edward Clark, Most Reverend Oscar Solis, and Most Reverend Alexander Salazar. In addition, two Retired Auxiliary Bishops are still living and reside within the archdiocese: Most Reverend John Ward and Most Reverend Joseph Sartoris. Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, also resides within the archdiocese as the Peter Faber, S.J. Fellow in Pastoral Theology and Ignatian Spirituality at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
[edit] Ordinaries
[edit] Bishop of Two Californias
- Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M., - 1840 - 1846
[edit] Bishop of Monterey
- Joseph Alemany, O.P., 1850 - 1853
[edit] Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles
- Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M., 1853 - 1878
- Francisco Mora y Borrell, 1878 - 1896
- George Thomas Montgomery, 1896 - 1902
- Thomas James Conaty, 1903 - 1915
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1917 - 1922
[edit] Bishops of Los Angeles-San Diego
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1922 - 1936
[edit] Archbishops of Los Angeles
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1936 - 1947
- James Cardinal McIntyre, 1948 - 1970
- Timothy Cardinal Manning, 1970 - 1985
- Roger Cardinal Mahony, 1985 - present
[edit] Pastoral Regions
The archdiocese of Los Angeles is divided into the following 5 pastoral regions, each headed by an episcopal vicar:
- Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region, covering Downtown and central Los Angeles west to Malibu, south to LAX. The region has 78 parishes, 11 Catholic high schools, 5 Catholic hospitals, and 5 missions.
- San Fernando Pastoral Region, covering San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys. The region has 54 parishes, 12 Catholic high schools, 2 Catholic hospitals and 5 missions.
- San Gabriel Pastoral Region, covering East Los Angeles through San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. The region has 66 parishes, 13 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals and 2 missions.
- San Pedro Pastoral Region, covering Long Beach and Southern Los Angeles County. The region has 67 parishes, 9 Catholic high schools, 6 Catholic hospitals and 1 mission.
- Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The region has 37 parishes, 6 Catholic high schools, 4 Catholic hospitals, and 5 missions.
[edit] Schools
See List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
[edit] Events
The L.A. Archdiocese Office of Religious Education produces the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. The largest annual event of its kind in the United States, with an attendance of approximately 38,000.
[edit] Holy Days of Obligation
As directed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy and the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles, the archdiocese annually observes four Holy Days of Obligation. The Roman Catholic Church currently recognizes ten holy days, established in the 1917 Code of Canon Law. However, the USCCB has reduced that number to 6 for Latin Rite dioceses in the United States. As of January 1, 1993, no provinces in the United States celebrate the solemnities of Epiphany, Corpus Christi, Saint Joseph, or the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul.[2] The Province of Los Angeles, which includes the L.A. Archdiocese, further modified the list and currently celebrates 4 holy days of obligation on the day prescribed by canon law. The solemnity of the Ascension is moved from Thursday of the sixth week of Easter to the seventh Sunday of Easter. The province does not celebrate the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God as a holy day.[3] Though this move was not approved by the proper channels, namely the Episcopal Conference with approval of Rome.
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — August 15
- Exception: If August 15 falls on a Saturday or Monday, there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- All Saints — November 1
- Exception: If November 1 falls on a Saturday or Monday, there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- Immaculate Conception — December 8
- Exception: If December 8 falls on a Sunday, the solemnity is transferred to the following Monday and there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ — December 25
[edit] Sex abuse affairs
The archdiocese agreed to pay out .5 billion dollars to settle 45 lawsuits it still faces over -2 other pending cases of sexual abuse.
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistical Overview", Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- ^ "USCCB Holy Days of Obligation". http://www.usccb.org/norms/1246.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Los Angeles Holy Days of Obligation". http://www.archdiocese.la/prayer/worship/calendar/liturgical.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
[edit] See also
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- List of high schools in Los Angeles County, California (contains listing of parochial schools)
[edit] External links
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- Cathedrals of California
"Monterey and Los Angeles". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Monterey_and_Los_Angeles.
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