The San Fernando Pastoral Region is a pastoral region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys in the State of California. This area includes neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles along with other cities and towns. [1] In 1986, Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony divided the archdiocese into five pastoral regions to make church leaders more accessible to parishioners. [2] [3] This pastoral region is divided four deaneries.
As of 2024, the current regional auxiliary bishop is Bishop Albert Bahhuth. [4] The pastoral region has 54 parishes, 12 high schools, 42 elementary schools and one Spanish mission. It does not contain any universities or colleges, The Catholic hospitals in this region are not operated by the archdiocese. [1]
Church name | Image | Address | Community | School |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help [80] | 23233 W. Lyons Ave. 34°22′48″N118°32′22″W / 34.38000°N 118.53944°W | Santa Clarita –Newhall | K-8 [81] | |
Sacred Heart [82] | 45007 N. Cedar Ave. 34°42′00″N118°08′24″W / 34.70000°N 118.14000°W | Lancaster | K-8 [83] | |
St. Clare of Assisi [84] | 19606 Calla Way 34°25′11″N118°28′41″W / 34.41972°N 118.47806°W | Santa Clarita –Canyon Country | No | |
St. Junipero Serra [85] | 6122 W. Azalea Dr. 34°38′59″N118°14′21″W / 34.64972°N 118.23917°W | Lancaster – Quartz Hill | No | |
St. Kateri Tekakwitha [86] | 22508 Copper Hill Dr. 34°27′36″N118°31′52″W / 34.46000°N 118.53111°W | Santa Clarita –Valencia | No | |
St. Mary [87] | 1600 E. Ave. R4 34°34′07″N118°06′04″W / 34.56861°N 118.10111°W | Palmdale | K-8 [88] | |
Church name | Image | Address | Community |
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San Fernando Rey Mission | 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd. 34°16′23″N118°27′40″W / 34.27306°N 118.46111°W | Los Angeles – Mission Hills | |
Church name | Image | Address | Community |
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St. Andrew's Abbey | 31001 N. Valyermo Rd. 34°26′36″N117°51′05″W / 34.44333°N 117.85139°W | Valyermo | |
Holy Spirit Retreat Center [89] | 4316 Lanai Rd. 34°08′53″N118°29′24″W / 34.14806°N 118.49000°W | Los Angeles – Encino | |
School name | Image | Address | Community |
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Bellarmine-Jefferson High School (closed) | 465 East Olive Ave. | Burbank | |
Bishop Alemany High School | 11111 North Alemany Dr. | Los Angeles – Mission Hills | |
Chaminade High School | 7500 Chaminade Ave. | Los Angeles – West Hills | |
Crespi Carmelite High School | 5031 Alonzo Ave. | Los Angeles –Encino | |
Flintridge-Sacred Heart Academy | 440 Saint Katherine Dr. | La Cañada Flintridge | |
Holy Family High School | 400 East Lomita Ave. | Glendale | |
Louisville High School | 22300 Mulholland Dr. | Los Angeles –Woodland Hills | |
Notre Dame High School | 13645 Riverside Dr. | Los Angeles –Sherman Oaks | |
Paraclete High School | 42145 30th St. West | Lancaster | |
Providence High School | 511 South Buena Vista St. | Burbank | |
St. Francis High School | 200 Foothill Blvd. | La Cañada Flintridge | |
St. Genevieve High School | 13967 Roscoe Blvd. | Los Angeles – Panorama City | |
Parish-affiliated elementary schools are noted above in the charts listing parishes. In addition to parish-affiliated elementary schools, there is one non-affiliated middle school in the San Fernando Pastoral Region.
As of 2017, the archdiocese no longer operates any hospitals. The Catholic hospitals in this pastoral region are operated by Dignity Health and Providence Health & Services, two non-profit health care organizations,.
Cemetery | Image | Address | Community |
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San Fernando Mission Cemetery | 11160 Stranwood Ave. 34°16′29″N118°27′53″W / 34.27472°N 118.46472°W | San Fernando | |
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