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.
The Most Reverend Marc V. Trudeau is the regional auxiliary bishop of the San Pedro Pastoral Region. The succession for the region includes Msgr. Bernard Leheny (Episcopal Vicar, 2017-2018), Bishop Oscar Solis (2009-2017), Bishop Alexander Salazar (2004-2009), Msgr. Bernard Leheny (Episcopal Vicar, 2002-2004), Bishop Joseph Sartoris (1994-2002), Msgr. Joseph Sartoris (Episcopal Vicar, 1993-1994), and Bishop Carl Fisher, S.S.J. (1986-1993).
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 Francisco Gonzalez
Regional Deans (Vicars Forane)
Deanery 17: Fr. Nabor Rios, V.F.
Deanery 18: Fr. Raymond Decipeda, M.M.H.C., V.F.
Deanery 19: Fr. Paul Vigil, V.F.
Deanery 20: Fr. George Aguilera, V.F.
Parishes in this Region
Cemeteries:
- All Souls Cemetery & Mortuary, Long Beach
Office of San Pedro Region:
3555 St. Pancratius Pl.
Lakewood, CA 90712-1416
Office Phone Number: (562) 634-0456
Meet the Staff
Most Reverend Marc Trudeau
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
San Pedro Pastoral Region
P: 562.634.0456 ext. 3
Deacon Francisco Gonzalez
Regional Assistant to Bishop Marc Trudeau
P: 562.634.0456 ext. 2
Email: deaconfrank@sppr.org
Angelic Nunez-Scott
Office Manager/Executive Assistant to Bishop Marc Trudeau
P: 562.634.0456 ext. 3
Email: anunez@sppr.org
Teresa (Terri) Palmer
San Pedro Regional Coordinator for Religious Education
Religious Education
P: 562.630.6272
Email: tannepalmer@sppr.org
Maria Teresa Duran
Administrative Secretary to Teresa Palmer
Religious Education
San Pedro Region
P: 213.804.9327
Email: mtduran@sppr.org