San Pedro
Pastoral Region
San Pedro Parishes
67 parishes
1 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
San Pedro Schools
53 Elementary Schools
8 High Schools
San Pedro Pastoral Region
Area
Long Beach and Southern Los Angeles County
4 Hospitals
3 Seminaries
San Pedro Pastoral Region
There are 67 parishes in the region, located among 35 cities. It covers Deaneries 17-20 and has 8 High schools, 4 hospitals, and 1 Parochial Mission. The San Pedro Region is the only one that also includes an island parish – St. Catherine of Alexandria, established in 1902 on Santa Catalina Island. The oldest parish in the region is Sts. Peter and Paul in Wilmington, established in 1865. Ethnic Masses are celebrated in Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Croatian and Italian. Eastern Catholic churches include Russian-Greek, Melkite Greek, Armenian and Antiochene Syriac.
Eight high schools are in the region, plus one retreat center and one cemetery. San Pedro area is the site of the first Spanish land grant in California, granted in 1784 by King Carlos II to Juan Jose Dominguez.
Eastern Catholic churches in the region include Ukranian, Byzantine, Maronite and also some ethnic parishes – Croatian, Chinese, Lithuanian, Japanese and Italian.
On July 2, 2018, Bishop Marc V. Trudeau was appointed Episcopal Vicar for the San Pedro Pastoral Region.
Most Reverend Marc Vincent Trudeau D.D., V.G.
Auxiliary Bishop
Born May 20, 1957 in Hollywood, California. Bishop Trudeau attended St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo and was ordained a priest June 8, 1991 at St. Vibiana Cathedral. He was elevated to Monsignor on February 26, 2007. He was then appointed Titular Bishop of Tinisa in Proconsulari and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles on April 5, 2018. On June 7, 2018 he was ordained Bishop at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. That same day he was appointed Episcopal Vicar of the San Pedro Pastoral Region.
Assistant to the Regional Bishop:
Deacon Bob Miller
Regional Deans (Vicars Forane)
Deanery 17: Fr. Nabor Rios, V.F.
Deanery 18: Fr. Brian Castañeda, V.F.
Deanery 19: Msgr. Michael Meyers, V.F.
Deanery 20: Fr. George Aguilera, V.F.
Parishes in this Region
| Deanery 17 | Deanery 18 | Deanery 19 | Deanery 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Angels Church of the Deaf, Vernon
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Downey Our Lady of the Rosary, Paramount Our Lady of Victory, Compton Sagrado Corazon, Compton Sagrado Corazon y Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Cudahy St. Albert the Great, Rancho Dominguez St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Los Angeles St. Bernard, Bellflower St. Dominic Savio, Bellflower St. Emydius, Lynwood St. Gertrude the Great, Bell Gardens St. Helen, South Gate St. Martha, Huntington Park St. Matthias, Huntington Park St. Philip Neri, Lynwood St. Raymond, Downey St. Rose of Lima, Maywood San Miguel, Los Angeles
|
Beatitudes of Our Lord, La Mirada
Holy Family, Artesia Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Los Nietos St. Bruno, Whittier St. Francis Xavier, Pico Rivera St. Gregory the Great, Whittier St. Hilary, Pico Rivera St. John of God, Norwalk St. Linus, Norwalk St. Mariana de Paredes, Pico Rivera St. Mary of the Assumption, Whittier St. Paul of the Cross, La Mirada St. Peter Chanel, Hawaiian Gardens St. Pius X, Santa Fe Springs
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American Martyrs, Manhattan Beach
Holy Family, Wilmington Holy Trinity, San Pedro Maria Regina, Gardena Mary Star of the Sea, San Pedro Nativity, Torrance Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hermosa Beach St. Andrew (Russian-Greek), El Segundo St. Anthony, El Segundo St. Anthony of Padua, Gardena St. Catherine Laboure, Torrance St. Catherine of Alexandria, Avalon St. James, Redondo Beach St. John Fisher, Rancho Palos Verdes St. Joseph, Hawthorne St. Lawrence Martyr, Redondo Beach St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Lomita St. Paul (Melkite-Greek), El Segundo St. Peter, San Pedro St. Philomena, Carson Sts. Peter and Paul, Wilmington |
Holy Innocents, Long Beach
Our Lady of Refuge, Long Beach St. Anthony, Long Beach St. Athanasius, Long Beach St. Barnabas, Long Beach St. Bartholomew, Long Beach St. Cornelius, Long Beach St. Cyprian, Long Beach St. Joseph, Long Beach St. Lucy, Long Beach St. Maria Goretti, Long Beach St. Matthew, Long Beach St. Pancratius, Lakewood
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Cemeteries:
- All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach
Office of San Pedro Region:
3555 St. Pancratius Pl.
Lakewood, CA 90712-1416
Office Phone Number: (562) 634-0456
Fax Phone Number: (562) 531-4783