Santa Barbara
Pastoral Region
Santa Barbara Parishes
37 Parishes
1 Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
Santa Barbara Schools
17 Elementary Schools
7 High Schools
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
Area
Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
4 Seminaries
3 Cemeteries
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
It covers Deaneries 1-4 and there are 37 parishes in the region in 19 cities that are located in the two counties of Ventura and Santa Barbara – the largest in area of the five regions.
Four of the original California Missions are in the region – La Purisima Concepcion (1787), Santa Ines (1804), Santa Barbara (the Queen of the Missions) (1786), and *San Buenaventura (1782).
*San Buenaventura is now a Minor Basilica.
The most remote inland parish is in New Cuyama -Immaculate Conception- and the most remote from Los Angeles is in Guadalupe on the Central Coast -Our Lady of Guadalupe. Three chapels are on military bases -Port Hueneme, Point Mugu and Vandenberg.
St. John’s Seminary for the archdiocese is in the region, opened in 1939 and is located in Camarillo. The region is home to over 1 million Catholics.
The Most Reverend Robert E. Barron is the regional auxiliary bishop of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region. The succession for the region includes Msgr. Michael J. Jennett (Episcopal Vicar, 2013-2015), Bishop Thomas J. Curry (1994-2013), Msgr. John Rohde, Episcopal Vicar (1992-1994), and Bishop Patrick Ziemann (1986-1992).
Most Reverend Robert Emmet Barron, D.D., S.T.D.,V.G.
Auxiliary Bishop
Born November 19, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois. Bishop Barron was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 24, 1986. He was appointed Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles on July 21, 2015. He was ordained Bishop on September 8, 2015 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and was appointed Episcopal Vicar of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region.
Assistant to the Regional Bishop:
Deacon Chris Sandner
Regional Deans (Vicars Forane)
Deanery 1: Fr. Robert Barbato, O.F.M. Cap., V.F.
Deanery 2: Fr. John Love, V.F.
Deanery 3: Fr. Leon Hutton, V.F.
Deanery 4: Fr. Riz Carranza, V.F.
Parishes in this Region
Cemeteries:
- Assumption Cemetery & Mausoleum, Simi Valley
- Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum, Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara Cemetery & Mortuary, Oxnard
Meet the Staff
Office of Santa Barbara Region:
3240 Calle Pinon
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone Number: (805) 682-0442
Most Reverend Robert Barron
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
P: 805.682.0442
Deacon Chris Sandner
Regional Assistant to Bishop Robert Barron
P: 805.682.0442
Email: dnchris@sbpr.org
Silvia Morgan
Executive Assistant
P: 805.682.0442
Email: silvia@sbpr.org
Office of Religious Education for Santa Barbara Region:
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6837
Santa Maria, CA 93456
P: (805) 569-1135
Juan Pablo Garcia
Santa Barbara Regional Coordinator
Religious Education
P: 805.822.9040
Email: juan.pablo@sbpr.org
Susanna Aguilar
Administrative Assistant
Santa Barbara Region
P: 213.864.7332
Email: bsaguilar@sbpr.org
ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES DIRECTORY
The Archdiocese comprises three counties — Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara – all divided into five pastoral regions). The Directory lists all address and telephone information of archdiocesan offices, parishes, schools and seminaries, as well as services/outreach programs within the Archdiocese.
