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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles , formally established as an archdiocese in 1936, is the culmination of the evolution of the Roman Catholic presence in the Californias. The archdiocese dates from the Spanish missionaries who arrived in the late 1600s and the 1700s to explore the region and under the leadership of Fray Junípero Serra, then ...
The diocese was renamed the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles in 1859, and the episcopal see was moved to Los Angeles upon the completion of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in 1876. Los Angeles split from Monterey to become the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego in 1922.
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Aug 21, 2013 · In 1922, Rome split Monterey-Los Angeles into two dioceses: Los Angeles-San Diego and Monterey-Fresno. And in 1936, Los Angeles was made an archdiocese (and San Diego a diocese), making Cantwell Los Angeles’ first archbishop.
On July 11, 1936, the same pope elevated and renamed the diocese as the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with John Joseph Cantwell becoming the first archbishop of Los Angeles, concurrently erecting the Diocese of San Diego with the territory of Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, and designated the new Diocese o...
Aug 28, 2013 · In 1859, Rome divided California into two dioceses: the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles. The new bishop was Barcelona-born Thaddeus Amat, Vincentian, who received approval from Rome to move the bishop’s residence from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles.
In 1859, after the episcopal residence had been moved to Los Angeles, the title of the diocese was changed to Monterey-Los Angeles. In 1922 it became Los Angeles- San Diego when Monterey-Fresno was constituted a diocese. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was established July 11, 1936.
In accordance with the Scriptures, Roman Catholic tradition, and canon law, the archbishop is the chief shepherd of the Church in Los Angeles (see Canons 376 and 381) and is expected to oversee the archdiocese with legislative, judicial, and executive power in accord with the norm of canon law (Canon 391 §1).
