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The 2006 [[Documentary film|documentary]] ''[[Deliver Us From Evil (2006 film)|Deliver Us From Evil]]'' is based on accusations that the Archbishop of Los Angeles, [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] Mahony, knew that [[Oliver O'Grady]], a priest who sexually abused children, including a 9-month-old baby, in a string of Central California towns for 20 years, was a sexual abuser but failed to keep him away from children. In 1984, a [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] police investigation into sexual abuse allegations against O'Grady was reportedly closed after diocesan officials promised to remove the priest from any contact with children. Instead, he was reassigned to a parish about 50 miles east, in [[San Andreas]], where he continued to molest children. Not long after, Mahony was promoted to archbishop of Los Angeles, the largest Catholic diocese in the country. In ''Deliver Us From Evil'', O'Grady says Mahony was "very supportive and very compassionate and that another situation had been smoothly handled". Mahony denies knowing that O’Grady was a child molester.<ref>[http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/25/DDGDQLUMCM1.DTL A former priest molested kids in California parishes. Now he talks in a chilling documentary] October 25, 2006</ref> |
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In this regard, on August 24, 2007, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Louise DeCarl Adler ruled for immediate [[jury trial]]s for 42 sex-abuse lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego duly filed by 150 litigants, who alleged sexual crimes by priests to children. The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego]] offered about $4 million to settle the claims but plaintiffs' counsels demanded 10% of a million. With 1 million Catholics and several holdings, the diocese is the largest and wealthiest of the five U.S. dioceses which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under the shadow of civil claims over sexual abuse. The Los Angeles Archdiocese settled 508 cases for $2 million in July, 2007, while the [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[California]] diocese settled 90 claims for $.2 million in 2004.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6874895,00.html Guardian Unlimited, Church Abuse Trial Ordered in San Diego]</ref> |
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[[Rita Milla]], an [[United States|American]] citizen who was sexually abused by 7 [[priests]] was paid a $500,000 (€339,190) settlement on [[December 4]], [[2007]], from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, America's largest, in her 23-year legal fight. Milla, 46, was one of the plaintiffs in a $660-million-dollar (€447.73 million) global settlement paid by the diocese reached for past abuse victims of molestation by priests. At 16, she was first abused by Fr. Santiago at [[Los Angeles]] and the [[Roman Catholic Church]]'s failure to help here caused her loss of faith: "It felt like God hanging up the phone on me. I'll never escape the memories and I'll always be fighting the after effects of the trauma I went through, but now I can work on healing." She sued the church in 1984, and Tamayo apologized to her in 1991. Deceased (1999) Tamayo was paid to remain in the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-milla5dec05,1,3869267.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california latimes.com, Legal battle finally ends for victim of priest abuse]</ref> |
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On [[January 22]], [[2008]], Tod Tamberg announced that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles sold its 12-story Archdiocesan Catholic Center on [[Wilshire Boulevard]] to Jamison Properties (/ [[David Lee]], President) of Los Angeles for $31 million to pay $660 million 2007 settlement on [[sex abuse]] by clergy. It was donated in 1995 by [[Thrifty PayLess]].<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKAT_DsVbmWMR5HYn1Q8xlLpiBBgD8UBBGG80 ap.google.com, LA Archdiocese Offices Sold for $31M]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:43, 6 April 2009
Location | |
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Territory | Counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Los Angeles |
Metropolitan | Roger Cardinal Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | 4,349,267 |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 27, 1840[1] |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels |
Patron saint | Saint Vibiana |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Benedict XVI |
Website | |
archdiocese.la |
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Latin: Archidioecesis Angelorum in California) is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. The archdiocese comprises the City of Los Angeles as well as the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. With approximately five million professing members, the archdiocese considers itself the largest diocese in the United States in terms of congregant population.
The see was created when the Diocese of Monterey was renamed to become the conjoined Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles on July 7, 1859. It split to become the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego on June 1, 1922. With the exponential growth of the Roman Catholic population in the region, another split was promulgated on July 11, 1936 creating the Diocese of San Diego and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. On March 24, 1976, the Diocese of Orange was created from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and the present area of the Archdiocese was established.
Archbishop
The archdiocese is led by the archbishop, who governs from the mother church Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The cathedral was dedicated on September 2, 2002 and replaced the former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
The Archbishop of Los Angeles is the metropolitan of the Province of Los Angeles of the Roman Catholic Church. Its suffragans are the dioceses of Fresno, Monterey in California, Orange in California, San Bernardino, and San Diego. The archbishop historically wielded great administrative powers over the suffragan dioceses. Today, such power is only ceremonial and kept as a tradition.
Ordinaries
Bishop of Two Californias
- Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M., - 1840 - 1846
Bishop of Monterey
- Joseph Alemany, O.P., 1850 - 1853
Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles
- Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M., 1853 - 1878
- Francisco Mora y Borrell, 1878 - 1896
- George Thomas Montgomery, 1896 - 1902
- Thomas James Conaty, 1903 - 1915
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1917 - 1922
Bishops of Los Angeles-San Diego
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1922 - 1936
Archbishops of Los Angeles
- John Joseph Cantwell, 1936 - 1947
- James Cardinal McIntyre, 1948 - 1970
- Timothy Cardinal Manning, 1970 - 1985
- Roger Cardinal Mahony, 1985 - present
Pastoral Regions
The archdiocese of Los Angeles is divided into the following 5 pastoral regions, each headed by an episcopal vicar:
- Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region, covering Downtown and central Los Angeles west to Malibu, south to LAX. The region has 78 parishes, 11 Catholic high schools, 5 Catholic hospitals, and 5 missions.
- San Fernando Pastoral Region, covering San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys. The region has 54 parishes, 12 Catholic high schools, 2 Catholic hospitals and 5 missions.
- San Gabriel Pastoral Region, covering East Los Angeles through San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. The region has 66 parishes, 13 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals and 2 missions.
- San Pedro Pastoral Region, covering Long Beach and Southern Los Angeles County. The region has 67 parishes, 9 Catholic high schools, 6 Catholic hospitals and 1 mission.
- Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The region has 37 parishes, 6 Catholic high schools, 4 Catholic hospitals, and 5 missions.
Schools
See List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Events
The L.A. Archdiocese Office of Religious Education produces the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. The largest annual event of its kind in the United States, with an attendance of approximately 38,000.
Holy Days of Obligation
As directed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy and the Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles, the archdiocese annually observes four Holy Days of Obligation. The Roman Catholic Church currently recognizes ten holy days, established in the 1917 Code of Canon Law. However, the USCCB has reduced that number to 6 for Latin Rite dioceses in the United States. As of January 1, 1993, no provinces in the United States celebrate the solemnities of Epiphany, Corpus Christi, Saint Joseph, or the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul.[2] The Province of Los Angeles, which includes the L.A. Archdiocese, further modified the list and currently celebrates 4 holy days of obligation on the day prescribed by canon law. The solemnity of the Ascension is moved from Thursday of the sixth week of Easter to the seventh Sunday of Easter. The province does not celebrate the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God as a holy day.[3]Though this move was not approved by the proper channels, namely the Episcopal Conference with approval of Rome.
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary — August 15
- Exception: If August 15 falls on a Saturday or Monday, there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- All Saints — November 1
- Exception: If November 1 falls on a Saturday or Monday, there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- Immaculate Conception — December 8
- Exception: If December 8 falls on a Sunday, the solemnity is transferred to the following Monday and there is no obligation to attend Mass.
- Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ — December 25
Sex abuse affairs
The archdiocese agreed to pay out .5 billion dollars to settle 45 lawsuits it still faces over -2 other pending cases of sexual abuse.
{{Main|Sexual abuse scandal in Los Angeles archdiocese}
References
- ^ "Statistical Overview", Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- ^ "USCCB Holy Days of Obligation". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Los Angeles Holy Days of Obligation". Retrieved 2007-05-17.
See also
- List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- List of high schools in Los Angeles County, California (contains listing of parochial schools)
External links
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- Cathedrals of California
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .