The Roman Catholic 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. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Ventura County . ... Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article, refers to the sui juris particular Church of the Roman Catholic Church that developed in the area of western Europe and northern Africa where Latin was for many centuries the language of education and culture. ... The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of Saint Bibiana (Viviana, Vivian, Vibiana), a Roman virgin and martyr, occurs in the Liber Pontificalis, where, in the biography of Pope Simplicius (468-483), it is stated that this pope consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her... The following is a list of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... A particular Church, in Catholic theology and Canon law, is any of the individual constituent ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Ventura County . ... A congregation is the group of members who make up a local Christian church, Jewish synagogue, Mosque or other religious assembly. ...

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. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California (Latin: Dioecesis Montereyensis in California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Coast region of California. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was formerly a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in California, United States. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the [[Roman Catholic Church]. Its territory comprises the whole of Orange County, California in the United States. ...

Archbishop

His Eminence Roger Cardinal Mahony is the current Archbishop of Los Angeles.

The archdiocese is led by the prelature of an archbishop, concurrently the pastor of 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x614, 72 KB) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels image of Roger Cardinal Mahony at the cathedral dedication File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x614, 72 KB) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels image of Roger Cardinal Mahony at the cathedral dedication File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Look up prelate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A pastor is an... A motherchurch or mother church in Christianity is used in three forms. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana was the motherchurch of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California, falling on in 1994. ...

The Archbishop of Los Angeles is concurrently the metropolitan bishop of the Province of Los Angeles of the Roman Catholic Church. Its suffragans include 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. In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop (then more precisely called Metropolitan archbishop) of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... The following is a list of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno [1] is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region (XI) of the United States, in the State of California. ... The Mission Basilica San Carlos Borromeo is the oldest church in the Diocese of Monterey The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California (Latin: Dioecesis Montereyensis in California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central... The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the [[Roman Catholic Church]. Its territory comprises the whole of Orange County, California in the United States. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Bernardi) is a Roman Catholic diocese in San Bernardino, California. ... The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. ...

Ordinaries

Bishop of Two Californias

1. Francisco Diego Garcia y Moreno, O.F.M., - 1840 - 1846

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Bishop of Monterey

1. Joseph Alemany, O.P., 1850 - 1853

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Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles

1. Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M., 1853 - 1878
2. Francisco Mora y Borrell, 1878 - 1896
3. George Thomas Montgomery, 1896 - 1902
4. Thomas James Conaty, 1903 - 1915
5. John Joseph Cantwell, 1917 - 1922

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Bishops of Los Angeles-San Diego

1. John Joseph Cantwell, 1922 - 1936

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Archbishops of Los Angeles

1. John Joseph Cantwell, 1936 - 1947
2. James Cardinal McIntyre, 1948 - 1970
3. Timothy Cardinal Manning, 1970 - 1985
4. Roger Cardinal Mahony, 1988 - present

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Pastoral Regions

The archdiocese of Los Angeles is divided into the following 5 pastoral regions, each headed by an episcopal vicar: A vicar general is an ecclesiastical office in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church existing in each particular church. ...

• Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region, covering Downtown and central Los Angeles west to Malibu, south to LAX
• San Fernando Pastoral Region, covering San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys.
• San Gabriel Pastoral Region, covering East Los Angeles through San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys
• San Pedro Pastoral Region, covering Long Beach and Southern Los Angeles County
• Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

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Schools

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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. The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (RECongress) is a three day event held by the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. ...

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] The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (also known as the USCCB) is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ... The following is a list of the Roman Catholic dioceses of the United States. ... In the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Days of Obligation are the days, other than Sundays, on which the faithful are required to attend Mass. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Wise Men (Magi) adoring the infant Jesus. ... Corpus Christi Procession in Germany This article is about the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. ... Saint Josephs Day, commonly called the Feast of St. ... The Feast of Sts. ... This article is about the Ascension of Jesus Christ. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Easter, the Sunday of... The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God also known as the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God is a Christian feast celebrated on January 1 on the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar. ...

• 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

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Lawsuits about sexual abuse by priests

The archdiocese agreed to payout 60 million dollars to settle 45 lawsuits it still faces over 450 other pending cases of sexual abuse. According to the Associated Press a total of 22 priests were involved in the settlement with cases going as far back as the 1930s. ^[4] 20 million dollars of this was paid by the insurers of the archdiocese. The main administrative office of the archdiocese is due to be sold to cover the cost of these and future law suits. The archdiocese will settle about 500 cases for about $600 million.^[5] // The Roman Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of accusations of child sexual abuse made against Roman Catholic priests in the second half of the 20th century. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...

The 2006 documentary Deliver Us From Evil is based on accusations that the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Mahony, knew that Oliver O'Grady, a priest who sexually abused children, including a 9-month-old baby, in a string of Central California towns for 20 years, was a sexual abuser but failed to keep him away from children. In 1984, a Stockton police investigation into sexual abuse allegations against O'Grady was reportedly closed after diocesan officials promised to remove the priest from any contact with children. Instead, he was reassigned to a parish about 50 miles east, in San Andreas, where he continued to molest children. Not long after, Mahony was promoted to archbishop of Los Angeles, the largest Catholic diocese in the country. In Deliver Us From Evil, O'Grady says Mahony was "very supportive and very compassionate and that another situation had been smoothly handled". Mahony denies knowing that O’Grady was a child molester.^[6] For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Deliver Us from Evil (2006) is an Academy Award-nominated documentary film directed by Amy Berg which tells the true story of the pedophile Catholic priest Oliver OGrady, who sexually abused potentially hundreds of children between the late 1970s and early 1990s. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually a bishop, of the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the College of Cardinals which as a body elects a new pope. ... Oliver OGrady is a former Irish Roman Catholic priest who molested a number of children in California from 1976 onwards. ... Nickname: Motto: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! Location in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Joaquin County Incorporated 1850 Government  - Mayor Edward J. Chavez  - City Manager J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. ... San Andreas may refer to: San Andreas Fault, a geologic fault that runs through California, USA San Andreas, California, USA Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a video game by Rockstar Games for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC See also: St Andrews (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid...

Mahony has worked extensively to prevent or impede investigations of sexual abuse by priests. He appealed one attempt to gain access to church documents relating to sexual abuse all the way to the Supreme Court. According to legal experts this case fit a pattern where church authorities have attempted to prevent the release of documents on First Amendment or other constitutional grounds. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest judicial body in the...

References

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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)

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External links

• Archdiocese of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels