Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archidiœcesis Angelorum in California

Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles
Saint Emidius[1]
Secular priests590
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJosé Horacio Gómez Velasco
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritus
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Website
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles (

archdiocese of the Catholic 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 over five million professing members and weekly liturgies celebrated in 32 languages, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is numerically the single largest and most ethnically diverse archdiocese in the United States.[2]

The Archbishop of Los Angeles also serves as

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 was seen 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

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

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 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,

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,[6] concurrently erecting the Diocese of San Diego[7] 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[8] and the present Diocese of Monterey in California,[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]

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

Pastoral regions

In 1986,

episcopal vicar
. The five regions are:

Clergy sexual abuse

Main article:
Sexual abuse scandal in Los Angeles archdiocese

There were many cases of sexual abuse by priests in the diocese, first reported as dating from the 1930s. Cases were ignored or dealt with secretly until the 21st century, when priests were dismissed and a report and apology produced.

On July 16, 2007, Cardinal

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.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15][16] 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.[15][16][17] 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.[18]

Archbishop

John J. Cantwell, first Archbishop of Los Angeles

The archdiocese is led by the

Northridge earthquake
.

The Archbishop of Los Angeles is 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.

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.[19] Previously, Gómez served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on April 6, 2010.[20][21][22] 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.[23] He is an ordained priest of Opus Dei.[24][25]

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

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. 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. 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

Main 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

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

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

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.[28]

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."[29] 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.[30]

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. ^ Archdiocese of Los Angeles Directory, 2020
  3. ^ The Papal Bull Apostolicam sollicitudinem, in Raffaele de Martinis, Iuris pontificii de propaganda fide. Pars prima, Tomus V, Romae 1890, pp. 233–235
  4. ^ Greg Erlandson, Editor in Chief, et al, Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac, 2015 Edition, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., Huntington, Inc., 2015, p. 378.
  5. ^ Ibid., p. 378.
  6. ^ Ibid., p. 379
  7. ^ Ibid., p. 382.
  8. ^ Ibid., p. 377.
  9. ^ Ibid., p. 379.
  10. ^ Ibid., p. 380.
  11. ^ Ibid., p. 382.
  12. ^ "Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles". Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  13. ^ "LA cardinal offers abuse apology". BBC News. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  14. ISSN 0882-7729
    . Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  15. ^ a b "Half of California's Catholic Dioceses to Be Subpoenaed in Priest Abuse Inquiry". KTLA. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  16. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  17. ^ "First 2020 clergy abuse suits announced | Angelus News". 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  18. ^ "L.A. Archdiocese settles priest abuse case for $1.9 million". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  19. ^ ""Cardinal Mahony Retires" Retrieved: 2011-02-27". Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
  20. ^ "Pope Names San Antonio Archbishop José Gomez Coadjutor Archbishop Of Los Angeles". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2010-04-06.
  21. ^ "POPE APPOINTS COADJUTOR ARCHBISHOP FOR LOS ANGELES". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 2010-04-02. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09.
  22. ^ Press Office of the Holy See
  23. ^ "Archbishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  24. ^ "Bishop Jose H. Gomez named Archbishop of San Antonio". Opus Dei. 2004-12-29.
  25. ^ Allen, Jr., John L. (2010-04-09). "Four points to make about Gomez and L.A." National Catholic Reporter.
  26. ^ "Pope Francis accepts the resignation of L.A. auxiliary bishop accused of abuse". America Magazine. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  27. ^ "USCCB Holy Days of Obligation". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  28. ^ "Archdiocese of Los Angeles Holy Days of Obligation". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  29. OCLC 464586595.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
    )
  30. ^ "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)

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