San Gabriel

San Gabriel Parishes

66 parishes

2 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches

San Gabriel Schools

49 Elementary Schools

14 High Schools

San Gabriel Pastoral Region

Area

East Los Angeles through San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys

2 Seminaries

4 Cemeteries

San Gabriel Pastoral Region

It covers Deaneries 9-12 and has 66 parishes in the region, 23 in the city of Los Angeles and 43 in the 29 cities that reflect Spanish history and famous pioneers (such as Alhambra, Pasadena, San Marino and Rowland Heights). The Mother Church of the Archdiocese is San Gabriel Mission, founded in 1771, and named for Archangel Gabriel. The area includes the San Gabriel, East L.A. and Pomona valleys.

Ethnic Masses are celebrated in Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, Chinese, Arabic and Korean, in the region which also includes the Armenian Eastern Catholic Church, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs.

There are 14 high schools, three retreat centers (Mater Dolorosa, Sacred Heart and St. Joseph) and four archdiocesan cemeteries (with San Gabriel Mission Cemetery as the oldest). La Purisma Chapel is a parochial mission of Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa.

The Most Reverend Brian A. Nunes is the regional auxiliary bishop of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region. The succession for the region includes Bishop David G. O’Connell (2015-2023), Msgr. James Loughnane (Episcopal Vicar, 2012-2015), Bishop Gabino Zavala (1994-2012), Bishop Juan Arzube (1986-1994), and Bishop William Levada (1986).

Most Reverend Brian Nunes
Auxiliary Bishop

Born October 26, 1964 in Inglewood, California. Bishop Nunes attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo and was ordained a priest in 2008. As a priest, he served at Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro, as well as St. Gregory the Great Church in Whittier, before going on to serve as Priest Secretary for Archbishop Gomez (2015-2019). In 2020 he succeeded Bishop Bahhuth as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. 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 San Gabriel Pastoral Region.

Assistant to the Regional Bishop:

Deacon Sergio Perez

Regional Deans (Vicars Forane)

Deanery 9: Msgr. John T. Moretta, V.F.

Deanery 10: Fr. John M. Kyebasuuta, V.F.

Deanery 11: Fr. William T. Easterling, V.F.

Deanery 12: Msgr. Timothy E. Nichols, V.F.

Parishes in this Region

Deanery 9	Deanery 10	Deanery 11	Deanery 12
All Saints, Los Angeles Assumption, Los Angeles Dolores Mission “Our Lady of Sorrows Parish”, Los Angeles Our Lady Help of Christians, Los Angeles Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hammel), Los Angeles Our Lady of Guadalupe (Rose Hill), Los Angeles Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary, Los Angeles Our Lady of Lourdes, Los Angeles Our Lady of Solitude “La Soledad”, Los Angeles Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa, Los Angeles Our Lady of Victory, Los Angeles Our Lady Queen of Martyrs (Armenian), Los Angeles Resurrection, Los Angeles Sacred Heart, Los Angeles St. Alphonsus, Los Angeles St. Camillus Center, Los Angeles St. Lucy, Los Angeles St. Marcellinus, Los Angeles St. Mary, Los Angeles San Antonio de Padua, Los Angeles San Francisco, Los Angeles Santa Isabel “St. Elizabeth”, Los Angeles Santa Teresita, Los Angeles	All Souls, Alhambra Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pasadena Holy Family, South Pasadena Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Montebello Sacred Heart, Altadena St. Andrew, Pasadena St. Anthony, San Gabriel St. Benedict, Montebello St. Elizabeth, Altadena St. Luke the Evangelist, Temple City St. Philip the Apostle, Pasadena St. Pius X (Syro-Malabar), Montebello St. Rita, Sierra Madre St. Stephen Martyr, Monterey Park St. Therese, Alhambra St. Thomas Aquinas, Monterey Park St. Thomas More, Alhambra Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua, San Marino	Annunciation, Monrovia Epiphany, South El Monte Holy Angels, Arcadia Immaculate Conception, Monrovia Nativity, El Monte Our Lady of Guadalupe, El Monte Our Lady of Guadalupe, Irwindale Sacred Heart, Covina St. Christopher, West Covina St. Dorothy, Glendora St. Frances of Rome, Azusa St. John the Baptist, Baldwin Park St. Jude (Maronite), West Covina St. Louis of France, La Puente St. Louise de Marillac, Covina	Holy Name of Mary, San Dimas Our Lady of the Assumption, Claremont Sacred Heart, Pomona St. Denis, Diamond Bar St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rowland Heights St. John Vianney, Hacienda Heights St. Joseph, Pomona St. Joseph, La Puente St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Walnut St. Madeleine, Pomona St. Martha, Valinda

Deanery 9

Deanery 10

Deanery 11

Deanery 12

All Saints, Los Angeles

Assumption, Los Angeles

Dolores Mission “Our Lady of Sorrows Parish”, Los Angeles

Our Lady Help of Christians, Los Angeles

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hammel), Los Angeles

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Rose Hill), Los Angeles

Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary, Los Angeles

Our Lady of Lourdes, Los Angeles