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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidiœcesis Angelorum in California, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles) is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church (particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church) located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. The archdiocese’s cathedra is in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and its present archbishop is José Horacio Gómez Velasco. With approximately five million professing members, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is numerically the single largest diocese in the United States.

Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archidiœcesis Angelorum in California

Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryLos Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties
Ecclesiastical provinceLos Angeles
Statistics
Area14,019 km2 (5,413 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2015)
11,599,000
4,392,000 (37.9%)
Parishes287
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 1, 1922; 100 years ago (1922-06-01)
(As Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego)
July 11, 1936; 86 years ago (1936-07-11)
(As Archdiocese of Los Angeles)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Patron saintSaint Vibiana, Saint Patrick, Saint Rita, Saint Emidius[1]
Secular priests590
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJosé Horacio Gómez Velasco
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
lacatholics.org

The Archbishop of Los Angeles also serves as metropolitan bishop of the suffragan dioceses within the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles, which includes the dioceses of Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

Following the establishment of the Spanish missions in California, the diocese of the Two Californias was established on 1840, when the Los Angeles region was still part of Mexico. In 1848, Mexican California was ceded to the United States, and the U.S. portion of the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey. The diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles in 1859, and the episcopal see was moved to Los Angeles upon the completion of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876. Los Angeles split from Monterey to become the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego in 1922. The diocese was split again in 1936 to create the Diocese of San Diego, and the Los Angeles see was elevated to an archdiocese. The archdiocese's present territory was established in 1976, when Orange County was split off to establish the Diocese of Orange.

History

With the papal bull Apostolicam sollicitudinem of 27 April 1840, Pope Gregory XVI set up a new episcopal see, to which he gave the name of Diocese of California (also interchangeably called "Diocese of Two Californias" or "Diocese of Both Californias"). He assigned to it a vast territory taken from that of the Diocese of Sonora, now the Archdiocese of Hermosillo in Mexico. It included Alta California, encompassing the present states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, western Colorado and southwestern Wyoming, and the Baja California Territory, encompassing the modern Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. He set the episcopal residence at San Diego and made the diocese a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City.[2] Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, OFM became the first bishop of the new diocese, with Mission Santa Barbara serving as its pro-cathedral.

After ceding Alta California to the United States at the close of the Mexican–American War, the government of Mexico objected to a bishop based in the United States having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California. The Holy See divided the diocese into American and Mexican sections. On 20 November 1849, with the episcopal residence moved to Monterey, a more central position for the new diocese, the American section became the Diocese of Monterey.[3] The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro-cathedral of the American diocese.

In 1853, Pope Pius IX erected the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco, taking the territory that now constitutes Nevada, Utah, and much of northern California from the diocese and making the diocese a suffragan thereof.

In 1859, the same pope renamed of the diocese to Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles. The bishop moved his principal residence to Los Angeles and used the Mission of Santa Barbara as a pro-cathedral until the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana opened in 1876.

On June 1, 1922, Pope Pius XI renamed the diocese again, making it the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego, and simultaneously erected a new diocese, named the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno, in what had become northern portion of its territory after the erection of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.[4] This changed the title of Bishop John Joseph Cantwell from Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles to bishop Los Angeles-San Diego, which then comprised the counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

On July 11, 1936, the same pope elevated and renamed the diocese as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with John Joseph Cantwell becoming the first archbishop of Los Angeles,[5] concurrently erecting the Diocese of San Diego[6] with the territory of Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, and designated the new Diocese of San Diego and the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno as suffragan of the new metropolitan see.

Pope Paul VI subsequently split each of the three dioceses of the Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles into two.

  • On 6 October 1967, he suppressed the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and erected the present Diocese of Fresno[7] and the present Diocese of Monterey in California,[8] splitting in the territory of the suppressed diocese between them making both new dioceses also suffragans of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The inclusion of "in California" in the title of the latter of the new dioceses differentiates it from other dioceses with see cities that have the same name.
  • On 24 March 1976, he erected Diocese of Orange,[9] taking Orange County from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and making the new diocese a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles. This action also established the present territory of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, consisting of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.
  • On 14 July 1978, he erected the Diocese of San Bernardino, taking San Bernardino and Riverside Counties from the Diocese of San Diego and making the new diocese also a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles.[10]

These actions established the present configuration of the Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles.

Pastoral regions

In 1986, Roger Mahony designated five geographical administrative pastoral regions, each led by an auxiliary bishop who functions as the region's episcopal vicar. The five regions are:

  • Our Lady of the Angels, covering downtown and central Los Angeles west to Malibu, south to Los Angeles International Airport. The region has the cathedral, 78 parishes, 10 Catholic high schools, 5 Catholic hospitals, 1 cemetery, 3 parochial missions, 1 seminary, and no Spanish missions. The episcopal vicar is Msgr. Terrance Fleming
  • San Fernando, covering the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys and northeast Los Angeles. The region has 54 parishes, 12 Catholic high schools, 2 Catholic hospitals, 2 cemeteries, 7 parochial missions, 1 active duty military chapel installation, and 1 Spanish mission. Gómez appointed Alejandro D. Aclan as episcopal vicar for the San Fernando pastoral region in 2019.[11]
  • San Gabriel, covering East Los Angeles through the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley. The region has 66 parishes, 13 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals, 4 cemeteries, 2 parochial missions and 1 Spanish mission. Gómez appointed David G. O'Connell as episcopal vicar for the San Gabriel pastoral region in 2015.[11]
  • San Pedro, covering Long Beach and southern Los Angeles County. The region has 67 parishes, 9 Catholic high schools, 6 Catholic hospitals, 1 cemetery, 1 active duty military chapel installation, and 1 parochial mission. Gómez appointed Marc V. Trudeau as episcopal vicar for this region in 2018.
  • Santa Barbara, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The region has 37 parishes, 6 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals, 4 cemeteries, 3 active duty military chapel installations, 6 parochial missions and 4 Spanish missions. Currently Vacated

Clergy sexual abuse settlements

On July 16, 2007, Cardinal Roger Mahony and the archdiocese reached a record-breaking settlement with 508 alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests. The settlement was worth $660 million, with an average of $1.3 million for each plaintiff. Mahony described the abuse as a "terrible sin and crime", after a series of trials into sex abuse claims since the 1940s were to begin. The agreement settled all outstanding civil lawsuits against the archdiocese and dwarfs the $157 million settlement paid by the Archdiocese of Boston since Massachusetts law places a legal dollar cap on how much money a non-profit group can be required to pay.[12]

In 2014 the diocese agreed to pay $13 million to settle a final group of 17 sex abuse lawsuits, including eleven that involved "a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later". The settlement followed a court order forcing the Archdiocese to release files which showed that it had shielded accused priests, for example by ordering church officials not to turn over a list of altar boys to police who were investigating.[13]

From May to December 2019, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles provided numerous documents to California State Attorney Xavier Becerra in preparation for a series of pending lawsuits which are expected to be filed after a new California law which will temporarily remove the statute of limitations. The new law went into effect on January 1, 2020.[14][15] The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is one of six Catholic dioceses throughout the state of California which is expected to be subpoenaed during the upcoming lawsuits.[14][15][16] In January 2020, it was reported that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles settled a sexual abuse case against a former Archdiocese priest for $1.9 million.[17]

Archbishop

 
The Most Reverend John J. Cantwell, first Archbishop of Los Angeles

The archdiocese is led by the archbishop, who governs from the mother church, the 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 Catholic Church. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Fresno, Monterey in California, Orange in California, San Bernardino, and San Diego. Metropolitan archbishops historically wielded great administrative powers over the suffragan dioceses. Today, such power is only ceremonial and kept as a tradition.

The Most Reverend José H. Gómez is the current archbishop of Los Angeles, having automatically succeeded his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony, who served for 25 years, upon the latter's retirement which took effect on March 1, 2011.[18] Previously, Gómez served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on April 6, 2010.[19][20][21] He previously served as Archbishop of San Antonio from 2004 to 2010, and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver from 2001 to 2004.[22] He is an ordained priest of Opus Dei.[23][24]

Archbishop Gómez is assisted by the current auxiliary bishops: Edward W. Clark, David O'Connell,Marc Vincent Trudeau, and Alejandro D. Aclan. In addition, Joseph Martin Sartoris and Gerald Eugene Wilkerson are retired auxiliary bishops still living and residing within the archdiocese. 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.

Bishops

 
Painting of Francisco García Diego y Moreno at the San Fernando Mission
 
Joseph Sadoc Alemany
 
Painting of Thaddeus Amat y Brusi at the San Fernando Mission
 
Francisco Mora y Borrell

Bishop of California (Two Californias, Both Californias)

  1. Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno (1840–1846)

Bishop of Monterey

  1. Joseph Alemany (1850–1853), appointed Archbishop of San Francisco

Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles

  1. Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1853–1878)
  2. Francisco Mora y Borrell (1878–1896; coadjutor bishop 1873–1878)
  3. George Thomas Montgomery (1896–1902; coadjutor bishop 1894–1896), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco but died before succession to that see
  4. Thomas James Conaty (1903–1915)
  5. John Joseph Cantwell (1917–1922), title changed with title of diocese

Bishop of Los Angeles-San Diego

  1. John Joseph Cantwell (1922–1936), elevated to Archbishop of Los Angeles

Archbishops of Los Angeles

  1. John Joseph Cantwell (1936–1947)
  2. James Francis McIntyre (1948–1970)
  3. Timothy Manning (1970–1985)
  4. Roger Mahony (1985–2011)
  5. José Horacio Gómez (2011–present; coadjutor archbishop 2010–2011)

Current auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles

Former auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

Note: Years in parentheses indicate the time of service as a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (or predecessor diocese), prior to appointment to the episcopacy.

Schools

There are 5 colleges and over 50 high schools within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Many churches have affiliated primary schools as well.

Events

 
2012 Grand Marian Procession through Downtown Los Angeles
 
Delegation from the Slovakian Consulate General marching in the 2012 Grand Marian Procession

Religious education congress

The archdiocese's 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.

Annual Marian procession and Mass

The archdiocese has entrusted the annual celebration of the Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Angels to the Queen of Angels Foundation, a lay association of the Catholic Church founded by Mark Anchor Albert, dedicated to promoting devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Each year since 2011, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels has hosted a Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady, Queen of Angels. The Mass follows a Marian procession which originates from the historic Queen of Angels parish, which is part of the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, and culminates at the cathedral.

Since 2011 the Queen of Angels Foundation has sponsored the annual Marian processions, Votive Masses, and fiestas in commemoration of Los Angeles' birthday and the feast of Our Lady of the Angels. Archbishop Gomez has been the homilist and principal celebrant of the annual Mass since 2012. Future Marian processions and Masses will coincide with the City of Los Angeles' official birthday celebrations on the last Saturday of August.

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 Catholic Church currently recognizes 10 holy days, established in the 1917 Code of Canon Law. However, the USCCB has reduced that number to 6 for Latin Church dioceses in the United States. As of January 1993, no provinces in the United States celebrate the solemnities of Epiphany (which transfers to the Sunday after January 1), Corpus Christi (which transfers to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday), Saint Joseph, or the Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles as holy days of obligation.[26] The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles, which includes the L.A. Archdiocese, further modified the list, and as of 2019, celebrates four holy days of obligation on the days prescribed by canon law. The solemnity of the Ascension is transferred from Thursday of the sixth week of Easter to the seventh Sunday of Easter. The province has abrogated the obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.[27]

Administrative handbook

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles, being one of the most diverse dioceses in the world, strives for all of their employees to live and work in accord with Catholic social teaching and servant leadership. "The dignity of the human person, the call to community and participation, rights and responsibilities, dignity of work and the rights of workers, and solidarity, are intrinsic to servant leadership."[28] In an attempt to provide better service and to increase transparency the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the only archdiocese that has a completely updated and searchable administrative handbook available online.[29]

Province of Los Angeles

 
Map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles
See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States

See also

References

  1. ^ The Roman Catholic Church. Ordo for the Diocese of Monterey & Los Angeles (1911).
  2. ^ The Papal Bull Apostolicam sollicitudinem, in Raffaele de Martinis, Iuris pontificii de propaganda fide. Pars prima, Tomus V, Romae 1890, pp. 233–235]
  3. ^ Greg Erlandson, Editor in Chief, et al, Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac, 2015 Edition, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Inc., 2015, p. 378.
  4. ^ Ibid., p. 378.
  5. ^ Ibid., p. 379
  6. ^ Ibid., p. 382.
  7. ^ Ibid., p. 377.
  8. ^ Ibid., p. 379.
  9. ^ Ibid., p. 380.
  10. ^ Ibid., p. 382.
  11. ^ a b "Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  12. ^ "LA cardinal offers abuse apology". BBC News. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  13. ^ "L.A. Catholic church to pay $13 million to settle 17 sex abuse lawsuits". Christian Science Monitor. 2014-02-18. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  14. ^ a b "Half of California's Catholic Dioceses to Be Subpoenaed in Priest Abuse Inquiry". KTLA. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  15. ^ a b Guardian Staff; agency (2019-12-11). "California: half of Catholic dioceses expect subpoenas over sexual abuse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  16. ^ "First 2020 clergy abuse suits announced | Angelus News". 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  17. ^ "L.A. Archdiocese settles priest abuse case for $1.9 million". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  18. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  19. ^ "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2010-04-06.
  20. ^ . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09.
  21. ^ Press Office of the Holy See
  22. ^ "Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  23. ^ "Bishop Jose H. Gomez named Archbishop of San Antonio". Opus Dei. 2004-12-29.
  24. ^ Allen, Jr., John L. (2010-04-09). "Four points to make about Gomez and L.A." National Catholic Reporter.
  25. ^ "Pope Francis accepts the resignation of L.A. auxiliary bishop accused of abuse". America Magazine. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  26. ^ "USCCB Holy Days of Obligation". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  28. ^ A concise guide to Catholic Church management. Boone, Larry W. Notre Dame, Ind.: Ave Maria Press. 2010. ISBN 9781594712272. OCLC 464586595.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  29. ^ "Pages – ADLA Administrative Handbook Home". handbook.la-archdiocese.org. Retrieved 2017-11-26.

Further reading

  • Caspary, Anita Marie. Witness to integrity: The crisis of the Immaculate Heart Community of California (Liturgical Press, 2003).
  • Davis, Mike. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (1990, 2006) pp 323–72 on the Irish archbishops and their conflict with Latinos.
  • Donovan, John T. "The 1960s Los Angeles Seminary Crisis." Catholic Historical Review 102.1 (2016): 69–96. summary
  • DuBay, William H. The Priest and the Cardinal: Race and Rebellion in 1960s Los Angeles (CreateSpace, 2016).
  • Lothrop, Gloria Ricci. "A Remarkable Legacy: The Story of Secondary Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles." Catholic Historical Review 88.4 (2002): 809–810.
  • Real, James. "Immaculate Heart of Hollywood." Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 3.3 (1971): 48–53.
  • Steidl, Jason. "The Unlikely Conversion of Father Juan Romero: Chicano Activism and Suburban Los Angeles Catholicism." US Catholic Historian 37.4 (2019): 29–52.
  • Weber, Francis J. His Eminence of Los Angeles: James Francis Cardinal McIntyre (Mission Hills, Calif.: Saint Francis Historical Society, 1997).

Primary sources

  • Sister Mary Rose Cunningham, C.S.C., ed. Calendar of Documents and Related Historical Materials in the Archival Center, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, for the Most Reverend J. Francis A. McIntyre, Volume One: 1948–1960 and Volume Two: 1961–1970 (1995)

External links

  • Archdiocese of Los Angeles Official Site
  • Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Monterey and Los Angeles" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • Queen of Angels Foundation
  • 2014 Grand Marian Procession & Mass

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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Latin Archidiœcesis Angelorum in California Spanish Arquidiocesis de Los Angeles is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church located in the southern portion of the U S state of California The archdiocese s cathedra is in Los Angeles the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Ventura The cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles and its present archbishop is Jose Horacio Gomez Velasco With approximately five million professing members the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is numerically the single largest diocese in the United States Archdiocese of Los AngelesArchidiœcesis Angelorum in CaliforniaArquidiocesis de Los AngelesCathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsCoat of armsLocationCountry United StatesTerritoryLos Angeles Santa Barbara and Ventura CountiesEcclesiastical provinceLos AngelesStatisticsArea14 019 km2 5 413 sq mi Population Total Catholics including non members as of 2015 11 599 0004 392 000 37 9 Parishes287InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedJune 1 1922 100 years ago 1922 06 01 As Diocese of Los Angeles San Diego July 11 1936 86 years ago 1936 07 11 As Archdiocese of Los Angeles CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsPatron saintSaint Vibiana Saint Patrick Saint Rita Saint Emidius 1 Secular priests590Current leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopJose Horacio Gomez VelascoAuxiliary BishopsDavid O ConnellMarc Vincent TrudeauAlejandro D AclanBishops emeritusRoger Michael Cardinal MahonyEdward W ClarkThomas John CurryJoseph Martin SartorisGerald Eugene WilkersonGabino ZavalaAlexander SalazarMapWebsitelacatholics orgThe Archbishop of Los Angeles also serves as metropolitan bishop of the suffragan dioceses within the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles which includes the dioceses of Fresno Monterey Orange San Bernardino and San Diego Following the establishment of the Spanish missions in California the diocese of the Two Californias was established on 1840 when the Los Angeles region was still part of Mexico In 1848 Mexican California was ceded to the United States and the U S portion of the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey The diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey Los Angeles in 1859 and the episcopal see was moved to Los Angeles upon the completion of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876 Los Angeles split from Monterey to become the Diocese of Los Angeles San Diego in 1922 The diocese was split again in 1936 to create the Diocese of San Diego and the Los Angeles see was elevated to an archdiocese The archdiocese s present territory was established in 1976 when Orange County was split off to establish the Diocese of Orange Contents 1 History 1 1 Pastoral regions 1 2 Clergy sexual abuse settlements 2 Archbishop 3 Bishops 3 1 Bishop of California Two Californias Both Californias 3 2 Bishop of Monterey 3 3 Bishops of Monterey Los Angeles 3 4 Bishop of Los Angeles San Diego 3 5 Archbishops of Los Angeles 3 6 Current auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles 3 7 Former auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles 3 8 Other priests of the diocese who became bishops 4 Schools 5 Events 5 1 Religious education congress 5 2 Annual Marian procession and Mass 6 Holy days of obligation 7 Administrative handbook 8 Province of Los Angeles 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 11 1 Primary sources 12 External linksHistory EditWith the papal bull Apostolicam sollicitudinem of 27 April 1840 Pope Gregory XVI set up a new episcopal see to which he gave the name of Diocese of California also interchangeably called Diocese of Two Californias or Diocese of Both Californias He assigned to it a vast territory taken from that of the Diocese of Sonora now the Archdiocese of Hermosillo in Mexico It included Alta California encompassing the present states of California Nevada Arizona Utah western Colorado and southwestern Wyoming and the Baja California Territory encompassing the modern Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur He set the episcopal residence at San Diego and made the diocese a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico City 2 Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno OFM became the first bishop of the new diocese with Mission Santa Barbara serving as its pro cathedral After ceding Alta California to the United States at the close of the Mexican American War the government of Mexico objected to a bishop based in the United States having jurisdiction over parishes in Mexican Baja California The Holy See divided the diocese into American and Mexican sections On 20 November 1849 with the episcopal residence moved to Monterey a more central position for the new diocese the American section became the Diocese of Monterey 3 The Royal Presidio Chapel in Monterey served as the pro cathedral of the American diocese In 1853 Pope Pius IX erected the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco taking the territory that now constitutes Nevada Utah and much of northern California from the diocese and making the diocese a suffragan thereof In 1859 the same pope renamed of the diocese to Diocese of Monterey Los Angeles to recognize the growth of the city of Los Angeles The bishop moved his principal residence to Los Angeles and used the Mission of Santa Barbara as a pro cathedral until the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana opened in 1876 On June 1 1922 Pope Pius XI renamed the diocese again making it the Diocese of Los Angeles San Diego and simultaneously erected a new diocese named the Diocese of Monterey Fresno in what had become northern portion of its territory after the erection of the Archdiocese of San Francisco 4 This changed the title of Bishop John Joseph Cantwell from Bishop of Monterey Los Angeles to bishop Los Angeles San Diego which then comprised the counties of Imperial Los Angeles Orange Riverside San Bernardino San Diego Santa Barbara and Ventura On July 11 1936 the same pope elevated and renamed the diocese as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles with John Joseph Cantwell becoming the first archbishop of Los Angeles 5 concurrently erecting the Diocese of San Diego 6 with the territory of Imperial Riverside San Bernardino and San Diego Counties and designated the new Diocese of San Diego and the Diocese of Monterey Fresno as suffragan of the new metropolitan see Pope Paul VI subsequently split each of the three dioceses of the Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles into two On 6 October 1967 he suppressed the Diocese of Monterey Fresno and erected the present Diocese of Fresno 7 and the present Diocese of Monterey in California 8 splitting in the territory of the suppressed diocese between them making both new dioceses also suffragans of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles The inclusion of in California in the title of the latter of the new dioceses differentiates it from other dioceses with see cities that have the same name On 24 March 1976 he erected Diocese of Orange 9 taking Orange County from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and making the new diocese a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles This action also established the present territory of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles consisting of Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties On 14 July 1978 he erected the Diocese of San Bernardino taking San Bernardino and Riverside Counties from the Diocese of San Diego and making the new diocese also a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles 10 These actions established the present configuration of the Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles Pastoral regions Edit In 1986 Roger Mahony designated five geographical administrative pastoral regions each led by an auxiliary bishop who functions as the region s episcopal vicar The five regions are Our Lady of the Angels covering downtown and central Los Angeles west to Malibu south to Los Angeles International Airport The region has the cathedral 78 parishes 10 Catholic high schools 5 Catholic hospitals 1 cemetery 3 parochial missions 1 seminary and no Spanish missions The episcopal vicar is Msgr Terrance Fleming San Fernando covering the San Fernando Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys and northeast Los Angeles The region has 54 parishes 12 Catholic high schools 2 Catholic hospitals 2 cemeteries 7 parochial missions 1 active duty military chapel installation and 1 Spanish mission Gomez appointed Alejandro D Aclan as episcopal vicar for the San Fernando pastoral region in 2019 11 San Gabriel covering East Los Angeles through the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley The region has 66 parishes 13 Catholic high schools 3 Catholic hospitals 4 cemeteries 2 parochial missions and 1 Spanish mission Gomez appointed David G O Connell as episcopal vicar for the San Gabriel pastoral region in 2015 11 San Pedro covering Long Beach and southern Los Angeles County The region has 67 parishes 9 Catholic high schools 6 Catholic hospitals 1 cemetery 1 active duty military chapel installation and 1 parochial mission Gomez appointed Marc V Trudeau as episcopal vicar for this region in 2018 Santa Barbara covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties The region has 37 parishes 6 Catholic high schools 3 Catholic hospitals 4 cemeteries 3 active duty military chapel installations 6 parochial missions and 4 Spanish missions Currently VacatedClergy sexual abuse settlements Edit Main article Sexual abuse scandal in Los Angeles archdiocese On July 16 2007 Cardinal Roger Mahony and the archdiocese reached a record breaking settlement with 508 alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests The settlement was worth 660 million with an average of 1 3 million for each plaintiff Mahony described the abuse as a terrible sin and crime after a series of trials into sex abuse claims since the 1940s were to begin The agreement settled all outstanding civil lawsuits against the archdiocese and dwarfs the 157 million settlement paid by the Archdiocese of Boston since Massachusetts law places a legal dollar cap on how much money a non profit group can be required to pay 12 In 2014 the diocese agreed to pay 13 million to settle a final group of 17 sex abuse lawsuits including eleven that involved a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later The settlement followed a court order forcing the Archdiocese to release files which showed that it had shielded accused priests for example by ordering church officials not to turn over a list of altar boys to police who were investigating 13 From May to December 2019 the Archdiocese of Los Angeles provided numerous documents to California State Attorney Xavier Becerra in preparation for a series of pending lawsuits which are expected to be filed after a new California law which will temporarily remove the statute of limitations The new law went into effect on January 1 2020 14 15 The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is one of six Catholic dioceses throughout the state of California which is expected to be subpoenaed during the upcoming lawsuits 14 15 16 In January 2020 it was reported that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles settled a sexual abuse case against a former Archdiocese priest for 1 9 million 17 Archbishop Edit The Most Reverend John J Cantwell first Archbishop of Los Angeles The archdiocese is led by the archbishop who governs from the mother church the 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 Catholic Church Its suffragans are the dioceses of Fresno Monterey in California Orange in California San Bernardino and San Diego Metropolitan archbishops historically wielded great administrative powers over the suffragan dioceses Today such power is only ceremonial and kept as a tradition The Most Reverend Jose H Gomez is the current archbishop of Los Angeles having automatically succeeded his predecessor Cardinal Roger Mahony who served for 25 years upon the latter s retirement which took effect on March 1 2011 18 Previously Gomez served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on April 6 2010 19 20 21 He previously served as Archbishop of San Antonio from 2004 to 2010 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver from 2001 to 2004 22 He is an ordained priest of Opus Dei 23 24 Archbishop Gomez is assisted by the current auxiliary bishops Edward W Clark David O Connell Marc Vincent Trudeau and Alejandro D Aclan In addition Joseph Martin Sartoris and Gerald Eugene Wilkerson are retired auxiliary bishops still living and residing within the archdiocese 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 Bishops Edit Painting of Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno at the San Fernando Mission Joseph Sadoc Alemany Painting of Thaddeus Amat y Brusi at the San Fernando Mission Francisco Mora y Borrell Bishop of California Two Californias Both Californias Edit Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno 1840 1846 Bishop of Monterey Edit Joseph Alemany 1850 1853 appointed Archbishop of San FranciscoBishops of Monterey Los Angeles Edit Thaddeus Amat y Brusi 1853 1878 Francisco Mora y Borrell 1878 1896 coadjutor bishop 1873 1878 George Thomas Montgomery 1896 1902 coadjutor bishop 1894 1896 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco but died before succession to that see Thomas James Conaty 1903 1915 John Joseph Cantwell 1917 1922 title changed with title of dioceseBishop of Los Angeles San Diego Edit John Joseph Cantwell 1922 1936 elevated to Archbishop of Los AngelesArchbishops of Los Angeles Edit John Joseph Cantwell 1936 1947 James Francis McIntyre 1948 1970 Timothy Manning 1970 1985 Roger Mahony 1985 2011 Jose Horacio Gomez 2011 present coadjutor archbishop 2010 2011 Current auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles Edit David G O Connell 2015 present Episcopal Vicar for San Gabriel Pastoral Region Vacated Santa Barbara Pastoral Region Marc Vincent Trudeau 2018 present San Pedro Pastoral Region Alejandro D Aclan 2019 present San Fernando Pastoral RegionFormer auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles Edit Joseph Thomas McGucken 1941 1955 appointed Bishop of Sacramento and later Archbishop of San Francisco Timothy Manning 1946 1967 appointed Bishop of Fresno and later Coadjutor Archbishop and Archbishop of Los Angeles see above created Cardinal in 1973 Alden John Bell 1956 1962 appointed Bishop of Sacramento John J Ward 1963 1996 Joseph Patrick Dougherty 1969 1970 William Robert Johnson 1971 1976 appointed Bishop of Orange Juan Alfredo Arzube 1971 1993 Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda 1976 1982 appointed Bishop of Monterey in California Manuel Duran Moreno 1976 1982 appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Tucson Donald William Montrose 1983 1985 appointed Bishop of Stockton William Levada 1983 1986 appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon and later Archbishop of San Francisco and Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith elevated to Cardinal in 2006 Carl Anthony Fisher 1986 1993 Armando Xavier Ochoa 1986 1996 appointed Bishop of El Paso and later Bishop of Fresno George Patrick Ziemann 1986 1992 appointed Bishop of Santa Rose in California Sylvester Donovan Ryan 1990 1992 appointed Bishop of Monterey in California Stephen Blaire 1990 1999 appointed Bishop of Stockton Thomas John Curry 1994 2018 Joseph Martin Sartoris 1994 2002 Gabino Zavala 1994 2012 Gerald Eugene Wilkerson 1997 2015 Edward W Clark 2001 2022 Oscar Azarcon Solis 2003 2017 appointed Bishop of Salt Lake City Alexander Salazar 2004 2018 25 Joseph Vincent Brennan 2015 2019 appointed Bishop of Fresno Robert E Barron 2015 2022 appointed Bishop of Winona RochesterOther priests of the diocese who became bishops Edit Note Years in parentheses indicate the time of service as a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles or predecessor diocese prior to appointment to the episcopacy Robert Emmet Lucey 1922 1934 appointed Bishop of Amarillo and later Archbishop of San Antonio John Thomas Steinbock 1963 1984 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and later Bishop of Fresno Justin F Rigali 1961 1985 appointed President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and later Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops and the College of Cardinals Archbishop of Saint Louis and Archbishop of Philadelphia elevated to Cardinal in 2003 Michael Patrick Driscoll 1965 1989 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and later Bishop of Boise George Hugh Niederauer 1962 1994 appointed Bishop of Salt Lake City and Archbishop of San Francisco Dennis Patrick O Neil 1966 2001 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San BernardinoSchools EditMain article List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles There are 5 colleges and over 50 high schools within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Many churches have affiliated primary schools as well Events Edit 2012 Grand Marian Procession through Downtown Los Angeles Delegation from the Slovakian Consulate General marching in the 2012 Grand Marian Procession Religious education congress Edit The archdiocese s 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 Annual Marian procession and Mass Edit The archdiocese has entrusted the annual celebration of the Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady of the Angels to the Queen of Angels Foundation a lay association of the Catholic Church founded by Mark Anchor Albert dedicated to promoting devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Each year since 2011 the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels has hosted a Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady Queen of Angels The Mass follows a Marian procession which originates from the historic Queen of Angels parish which is part of the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District and culminates at the cathedral Since 2011 the Queen of Angels Foundation has sponsored the annual Marian processions Votive Masses and fiestas in commemoration of Los Angeles birthday and the feast of Our Lady of the Angels Archbishop Gomez has been the homilist and principal celebrant of the annual Mass since 2012 Future Marian processions and Masses will coincide with the City of Los Angeles official birthday celebrations on the last Saturday of August Holy days of obligation EditAs 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 Catholic Church currently recognizes 10 holy days established in the 1917 Code of Canon Law However the USCCB has reduced that number to 6 for Latin Church dioceses in the United States As of January 1993 update no provinces in the United States celebrate the solemnities of Epiphany which transfers to the Sunday after January 1 Corpus Christi which transfers to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday Saint Joseph or the Saints Peter and Paul Apostles as holy days of obligation 26 The Metropolitan Province of Los Angeles which includes the L A Archdiocese further modified the list and as of 2019 update celebrates four holy days of obligation on the days prescribed by canon law The solemnity of the Ascension is transferred from Thursday of the sixth week of Easter to the seventh Sunday of Easter The province has abrogated the obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God 27 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 25Administrative handbook EditThe Archdiocese of Los Angeles being one of the most diverse dioceses in the world strives for all of their employees to live and work in accord with Catholic social teaching and servant leadership The dignity of the human person the call to community and participation rights and responsibilities dignity of work and the rights of workers and solidarity are intrinsic to servant leadership 28 In an attempt to provide better service and to increase transparency the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the only archdiocese that has a completely updated and searchable administrative handbook available online 29 Province of Los Angeles Edit Map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles See List of the Catholic bishops of the United StatesSee also Edit Los Angeles portal Catholicism portalCatholic Church by country Catholic Church hierarchy List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles 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 Queen of Angels FoundationReferences Edit The Roman Catholic Church Ordo for the Diocese of Monterey amp Los Angeles 1911 The Papal Bull Apostolicam sollicitudinem in Raffaele de Martinis Iuris pontificii de propaganda fide Pars prima Tomus V Romae 1890 pp 233 235 Greg Erlandson Editor in Chief et al Our Sunday Visitor s Catholic Almanac 2015 Edition Our Sunday Visitor Inc Huntington Inc 2015 p 378 Ibid p 378 Ibid p 379 Ibid p 382 Ibid p 377 Ibid p 379 Ibid p 380 Ibid p 382 a b Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles Retrieved 19 April 2020 LA cardinal offers abuse apology BBC News 2007 07 16 Retrieved 2008 03 08 L A Catholic church to pay 13 million to settle 17 sex abuse lawsuits Christian Science Monitor 2014 02 18 ISSN 0882 7729 Retrieved 2020 03 30 a b Half of California s Catholic Dioceses to Be Subpoenaed in Priest Abuse Inquiry KTLA 2019 12 10 Retrieved 2020 03 30 a b Guardian Staff agency 2019 12 11 California half of Catholic dioceses expect subpoenas over sexual abuse The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2020 03 30 First 2020 clergy abuse suits announced Angelus News 2019 12 30 Retrieved 2020 03 30 L A Archdiocese settles priest abuse case for 1 9 million Los Angeles Times January 30 2020 Retrieved April 11 2021 Cardinal Mahony Retires Retrieved 2011 02 27 Archived from the original on 2011 09 23 Retrieved 2011 02 28 Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2010 04 06 POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles 2010 04 02 Archived from the original on 2010 04 09 Press Office of the Holy See Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez Velasco Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 21 January 2015 Bishop Jose H Gomez named Archbishop of San Antonio Opus Dei 2004 12 29 Allen Jr John L 2010 04 09 Four points to make about Gomez and L A National Catholic Reporter Pope Francis accepts the resignation of L A auxiliary bishop accused of abuse America Magazine 2018 12 19 Retrieved 2020 03 30 USCCB Holy Days of Obligation Retrieved 2007 05 17 Archdiocese of Los Angeles Holy Days of Obligation Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 05 17 A concise guide to Catholic Church management Boone Larry W Notre Dame Ind Ave Maria Press 2010 ISBN 9781594712272 OCLC 464586595 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Pages ADLA Administrative Handbook Home handbook la archdiocese org Retrieved 2017 11 26 Further reading EditCaspary Anita Marie Witness to integrity The crisis of the Immaculate Heart Community of California Liturgical Press 2003 Davis Mike City of Quartz Excavating the Future in Los Angeles 1990 2006 pp 323 72 on the Irish archbishops and their conflict with Latinos Donovan John T The 1960s Los Angeles Seminary Crisis Catholic Historical Review 102 1 2016 69 96 summary DuBay William H The Priest and the Cardinal Race and Rebellion in 1960s Los Angeles CreateSpace 2016 Lothrop Gloria Ricci A Remarkable Legacy The Story of Secondary Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Historical Review 88 4 2002 809 810 Real James Immaculate Heart of Hollywood Change The Magazine of Higher Learning 3 3 1971 48 53 Steidl Jason The Unlikely Conversion of Father Juan Romero Chicano Activism and Suburban Los Angeles Catholicism US Catholic Historian 37 4 2019 29 52 Weber Francis J His Eminence of Los Angeles James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Mission Hills Calif Saint Francis Historical Society 1997 Primary sources Edit Sister Mary Rose Cunningham C S C ed Calendar of Documents and Related Historical Materials in the Archival Center Archdiocese of Los Angeles for the Most Reverend J Francis A McIntyre Volume One 1948 1960 and Volume Two 1961 1970 1995 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archdiocese of Los Angeles Official Site Los Angeles Religious Education Congress Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedrals of California Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Monterey and Los Angeles Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Queen of Angels Foundation 2014 Grand Marian Procession amp Mass Coordinates 34 03 39 N 118 17 54 W 34 06083 N 118 29833 W 34 06083 118 29833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles amp oldid 1126599097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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