Our Lady of the Angels

Our Lady of the Angels Parishes

76 Parishes

2 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches

Our Lady of the Angels Schools

48 Elementary Schools

10 High Schools

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region

Area

Downtown central Los Angeles, west to Malibu, south to LAX

2 Hospitals

2 Seminaries

Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region

There are 76 parishes in this region and eight cities besides Los Angeles. They include Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Venice and West Hollywood. It covers Deaneries 13-16 and has 4 Parochial Missions.

“La Placita,” Our Lady Queen of Angels, was the first church founded in Los Angeles in 1784. The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was dedicated in 2002 and has become the cultural center of the city.

Ethnic Masses in various parishes are celebrated by African Americans, and in Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.

Three parishes have parochial missions – El Santo Niño, St. Turibius and San Conrado. There are 10 high schools, 2 houses of religious formation for priests, 1 retreat center and 1 cemetery.

Eastern Catholic churches in the region include Ukrainian, Byzantine, Maronite, and also present are Ethnic Parishes – Croatian, Chinese, Lithuanian, Japanese and Italian. The region is home to over 1 million Catholics.

The Most Reverend Matthew G. Elshoff, OFM Cap is the regional auxiliary bishop of the Our Lady of the Angeles (OLA) Pastoral Region. The succession for the region includes Rev. Msgr. Terrance Fleming (March 2022-September 2023), Most Rev. Edward Wm. Clark (2001-2022), Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson (Episcopal Vicar, 1999-2001), Bishop Stephen Blaire (1994-1999), and Bishop John Ward (1986-1994).

Most Reverend Matthew G. Elshoff, OFM Cap

Auxiliary Bishop

Born September 24, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio but grew up in the Los Angeles area. Bishop Elshoff entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order in 1973 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1982. As a Capuchin, he served as Vice Master of Novices, as a Definitor (1999-2005), as local Provincial (2008-2014). He served as Chaplain, then President of his beloved St. Francis High School. He served as Pastor of Old Mission Santa Ines in Solvang, and as Pastor in 2018 at St. Lawrence Brindisi in Los Angeles. On September 26, 2023 he was ordained Bishop at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. That same day he was appointed Episcopal Vicar of the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region.

Assistant to the Regional Bishop:

Deacon Scott Palmer

Regional Deans (Vicars Forane)

Deanery 13: Msgr. Liam T. Kidney, V.F.

Deanery 14: Fr. Brian Castaneda, V.F.

Deanery 15: Fr. Luis Espinoza, V.F.

Deanery 16: Fr. Ever Quintero, V.F.

Parishes in this Region

Deanery 13	Deanery 14	Deanery 15	Deanery 16
Corpus Christi, Pacific Palisades Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills Our Lady of Malibu, Malibu Our Lady of Mount Lebanon – St. Peter Cathedral (Maronite), Los Angeles St. Ambrose, West Hollywood St. Anastasia, Los Angeles St. Anne, Santa Monica St. Augustine, Culver City St. Clement, Santa Monica St. Gerard Majella, Los Angeles St. Jerome, Los Angeles St. Joan of Arc, Los Angeles St. Mark, Venice St. Martin of Tours, Los Angeles St. Monica, Santa Monica St. Paul the Apostle, Los Angeles St. Sebastian, Los Angeles St. Timothy, Los Angeles St. Victor, West Hollywood Visitation, Los Angeles	Blessed Sacrament, Los Angeles Cathedral Chapel of St. Vibiana, Los Angeles Christ the King, Los Angeles Holy Spirit, Los Angeles Immaculate Heart of Mary, Los Angeles Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary (Byzantine), Los Angeles Our Lady of Loretto, Los Angeles Our Mother of Good Counsel, Los Angeles Precious Blood, Los Angeles St. Basil, Los Angeles St. Brendan, Los Angeles St. Bridget (Cantonese), Los Angeles St. Casimir (Lithuanian), Los Angeles St. Columban (Filipino), Los Angeles St. Francis of Assisi, Los Angeles St. Gregory Nazianzen, Los Angeles St. Kevin, Los Angeles St. Mary Magdalen, Los Angeles St. Peter (Italian), Los Angeles St. Teresa of Avila, Los Angeles	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles Holy Cross, Los Angeles Holy Name of Jesus, Los Angeles Immaculate Conception, Los Angeles Our Lady of the Bright Mount (Polish), Los Angeles Our Lady Queen of Angels “La Placita”, Los Angeles Our Savior Parish + USC Caruso Catholic Center, Los Angeles St. Agatha, Los Angeles St. Agnes, Los Angeles St. Anthony (Croatian), Los Angeles St. Bernadette, Los Angeles St. Cecilia, Los Angeles St. Francis Xavier Chapel, Los Angeles St. Joseph, Los Angeles St. Patrick, Los Angeles St. Paul, Los Angeles St. Stephen of Hungary, Los Angeles St. Thomas the Apostle, Los Angeles St. Vincent de Paul, Los Angeles Transfiguration, Los Angeles	Ascension, Los Angeles Mother of Sorrows, Los Angeles Nativity, Los Angeles Presentation of Mary, Los Angeles St. Anselm, Los Angeles St. Brigid, Los Angeles St. Columbkille, Los Angeles St. Eugene, Los Angeles St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Los Angeles St. John Chrysostom, Inglewood St. John the Evangelist, Los Angeles St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Los Angeles St. Malachy, Los Angeles St. Michael, Los Angeles St. Odilia, Los Angeles St. Raphael, Los Angeles

Deanery 13

Deanery 14

Deanery 15

Deanery 16

Corpus Christi, Pacific Palisades

Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills

Our Lady of Malibu, Malibu

Our Lady of Mount Lebanon – St. Peter Cathedral (Maronite), Los Angeles

St. Ambrose, West Hollywood

St. Anastasia, Los Angeles

St. Anne, Santa Monica

St. Augustine, Culver City