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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles The Archdiocese of Los Angeles ( la, Archidiœcesis Angelorum in California, es, Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles) is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church ( particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church) located in th ...

. The Archdiocese spans three counties:

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, Ventura and Santa Barbara. Not all the schools listed are operated by the Diocese. Some are operated by

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s such as the

Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

or the

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. There are five universities or colleges, and 51 high schools within the archdiocese. the archdiocese has the country's largest Catholic school network.

Universities and colleges

;Los Angeles County * Loyola Marymount University,

Westchester Westchester most commonly refers to Westchester County, New York, immediately north of New York City. __NOTOC__ It may also refer to: Geography Canada *Westchester Station, Nova Scotia, Canada United States *Town of Westchester, the original seat ...

, Los Angeles *

Mount St. Mary's College Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles (known as Mount St. Mary's College until January 2015) is a private, Catholic university primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California. Women make up ninety percent of the student body. It was found ...

, Brentwood ''and'' North University Park, Los Angeles ;Ventura County * St. John's Seminary, Camarillo *

Thomas Aquinas College Thomas Aquinas College is a Private Roman Catholic liberal arts college with its main campus in Ventura County, California. A second campus opened in Northfield, Massachusetts in 2018. Its education is based on the Great Books and seminar meth ...

, Santa Paula

Schools in operation

High schools

Los Angeles County

=Los Angeles

= * Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills *

Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School is a Catholic, archdiocesan, all-female high school located in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. History ...

(Girls),

Harvard Heights Harvard Heights is a densely populated, mixed-income neighborhood of 20,000+ people in Central Los Angeles, California. Within it lies a municipally designated historic overlay zone designed to protect its architecturally significant single-fa ...

Bishop Mora Salesian High School Bishop Mora Salesian High School ("Salesian High School") is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school founded in 1958 and operated by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the community of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, California. It is named after ...

(Boys), Boyle Heights * Cathedral High School (Boys), Elysian Park * Chaminade College Preparatory School, West Hills *

Crespi Carmelite High School Crespi Carmelite High School, shortly known as Crespi, is a private Catholic all-male four-year college preparatory high school located in Encino District, Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The ...

(Boys), Encino * Louisville High School (Girls), Woodland Hills * Loyola High School (Boys),

* Immaculate Heart High School (Girls), Los Feliz * Mary Star of the Sea High School, San Pedro * Marymount High School (Girls), Bel-Air * Notre Dame Academy (Girls),

Rancho Park Rancho Park is a residential neighborhood in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California with mostly single family homes and tree lined streets. The community is nestled between West Los Angeles and Cheviot Hills. This enclave draws young ...

* Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks *

Sacred Heart High School Sacred Heart High School may refer to: Canada *Sacred Heart High School (Ottawa), Ontario *Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Newmarket), Newmarket, Ontario * Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Walkerton), Walkerton, Ontario * Sacred Heart High S ...

(Girls), Lincoln Heights * St. Bernard High School, Playa del Rey * St. Genevieve High School, Panorama City *

Verbum Dei Jesuit High School Verbum Dei Jesuit High School, also known as the Verb, is a private Catholic all-boys college preparatory school sponsored by the Society of Jesus in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1962 by the Society of the Divine Word to serve stude ...

(Boys),

Watts Watts is plural for ''watt'', the unit of power. Watts may also refer to: People *Watts (surname), list of people with the surname Watts Fictional characters *Watts, main character in the film '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' *Watts family, six chara ...

=Other cities

= *

Ramona Convent Secondary School Ramona Convent Secondary School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for girls grades 9–12, located in Alhambra, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. Sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Established in 188 ...

(Girls),

Alhambra The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...

* St. John Bosco High School (Boys), Bellflower * Providence High School,

Burbank Burbank may refer to: Places Australia * Burbank, Queensland, a suburb in Brisbane United States * Burbank, California, a city in Los Angeles County * Burbank, Santa Clara County, California, a census-designated place * Burbank, Illinois, ...

* St. Pius X - St. Matthias Academy,

Downey Downey may refer to: People *Downey (surname) *Robert Downey Jr. Places *Downey, California, US *Downey, Idaho, US *Downey, Iowa, US Businesses *W. & D. Downey, photographic studio *Downey Studios, created out of a former Boeing plant Schools * ...

* Junípero Serra High School, Gardena * Holy Family High School (Girls),

Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''. It may refer to: Places Australia * Glendale, New South Wales ** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre *Glendale, Queensland, ...

* St. Mary's Academy (Girls), Inglewood * Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (Girls),

La Cañada Flintridge LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...

* St. Francis High School (Boys),

* Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente * Damien High School (Boys), La Verne, previously Pomona Catholic Girls High School *

St. Joseph High School St. Joseph's School, St. Joseph's Catholic School, St Joseph's School, St Joseph's Catholic School, and variants are frequently used school names, and may refer to: Africa * St Joseph's School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Asia * St Joseph Higher Secon ...

(Girls),

Lakewood Lakewood may refer to: Places Australia * Lakewood, Western Australia, an abandoned town in Western Australia Canada * Lakewood, Edmonton, Alberta * Lakewood Suburban Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Philippines * Lakewood, Zamboanga del S ...

Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school in Lancaster, California, United States, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was established in 1963. On May 24, 2011, Paraclete grad ...

, Lancaster * St. Anthony High School,

Long Beach Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School (CSHM), is a private Roman Catholic high school located in Montebello, California, precisely on the border of East Los Angeles and Montebello. It is now owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese ...

, Montebello * La Salle High School,

Pasadena Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its ...

* Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus (Girls),

* St. Monica Academy, Montrose * Pomona Catholic High School (Girls),

Pomona Pomona may refer to: Places Argentina * Pomona, Río Negro Australia * Pomona, Queensland, Australia, a town in the Shire of Noosa * Pomona, New South Wales, Australia Belize * Pomona, Belize, a municipality in Stann Creek District Mexico ...

previously Holy Name Academy * Don Bosco Technical Institute (Boys),

Rosemead Rosemead is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 50,245, currently dropping. Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park ...

San Gabriel Mission High School San Gabriel Mission High School is an all-girls Catholic College Preparatory high school located on the grounds of the fourth mission of California, which was founded in 1771 by Franciscan priests and often used by Junipero Serra as his headquar ...

(Girls), San Gabriel * St. Paul High School,

Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs (''Santa Fe'', Spanish for "Holy Faith") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The population was 16,223 at the 2010 census, down from 17,43 ...

* St. Monica High School, Santa Monica *

Alverno Heights Academy Alverno Heights Academy, formerly Alverno High School, is an independent, Catholic, College-prep high school for girls located in Sierra Madre, California, near Pasadena. The school is on the former Villa del Sol d’Oro estate. Due to Alverno Hi ...

(Girls), Sierra Madre *

Bishop Montgomery High School Bishop Montgomery High School (commonly referred to as "BMHS" or simply "Bishop" by students) is a Catholic high school serving twenty-five parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. BMHS was founded in 1957, and staffed by the S ...

, Torrance

Santa Barbara County

Bishop Garcia Diego High School A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, Santa Barbara *

, Santa Maria

Ventura County

La Reina High School La Reina High School is a Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest internat ...

(Girls), Thousand Oaks * Santa Clara High School,

Oxnard Oxnard () is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. On California's South Coast, it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 22nd-most-populous city in California. Incorporated in 1903, Oxnard lies approximately west ...

* St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura * Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai * St. Augustine Academy, Ventura

Junior high schools

Los Angeles County

=Los Angeles City

= * Chaminade College Preparatory School, Chatsworth (6–8) * Immaculate Heart Middle School (Girls), Los Feliz (6–8) *St. Mary Magdalen School, Crestview,

(5– * La Reina School (Girls), Thousand Oaks (7–8)

PK–8 schools

Los Angeles City

*Blessed Sacrament Catholic Schoo

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood *Our Lady of Grace Schoo

Encino *Our Lady of Lorett

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, Echo Park *Our Lady of Lourde

Northridge, Los Angeles, California, Northridge * Our Mother of Good Counselbr>

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

*Sacred Heart Elementary Schoo

*Saint Sebastian Schoo

West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, West Los Angeles *St. Timothy Schoo

West Los Angeles *St. Genevieve Elementary Schoo

Panorama City *St. Jane Frances de Chantal Schoo

North Hollywood *Our Lady of Guadalupe Rose Hill School , Los Angeles

Other cities

*Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Schoo

*St. Mark Elementary Schoo

Venice, California, Venice *Good Shepherd Schoo

Beverly Hills, California, Beverly Hills *St. Rose of Lima Schoo

Maywood, California, Maywood *St. Therese Carmelite Schoo

* St. Thomas More Catholic School Alhambra, St. Thomas More Schoolbr>

*St. Matthias Elementary Schoo

Huntington Park, California, Huntington Park *St. Margaret Mary Elementary School*
Lomita
*St. Monica Catholic Elementary Schoo

Santa Monica

Ventura County

*Holy Cross Schoo

Ventura *La Purisma Concepcio

Lompoc, California, Lompoc *Our Lady of Guadalupe Schoo

*Our Lady of the Assumptio

Ventura *Sacred Heart Schoo

Ventura *Saint Anthony's School, Oxnard *Santa Clara School, Oxnard *St. Mary Magdalen Schoo

Camarillo *St. Sebastian School, Santa Paula

Santa Barbara county

*St. Raphael school

K–8 schools

Los Angeles County

=Los Angeles City

= *Holy Spirit School, Los Angeles, California *Immaculate Heart of Mary School, East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, East Hollywood *St. Martin of Tours Schoo

Brentwood *

St. Paul the Apostle Church and School St. Paul the Apostle Church is a Catholic church established in 1935 in Los Angeles, California. It is a part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is staffed by the Paulist Fathers and the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, who are also active in the ...

, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, West Los Angeles *

Our Lady of Grace Our Lady of Grace is a Titles of Mary, Title of Mary. The feast day associated with this title is February 7. The title of Our Lady of Grace is venerated in many countries throughout the world under various aspects. Many parishes, churches, and sch ...

, Encino *Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park *St. Bridget of Sweden School, St. Bridget of Sweden, Van Nuys *

St. Catherine of Siena Catherine of Siena (Italian: ''Caterina da Siena''; 25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, was a mystic, activist, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and on the Catholic Church. ...

, Reseda * St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Encino *St. Francis de Sales, Sherman Oaks * St. Mel, Woodland Hills * St. Elizabeth, Van Nuys *St. Michael's Schoo

South Los Angeles *St. Bernardine of Sien

Woodland Hills *St. Joseph the Worker, Winnetka *Holy Name of Jesus School, Los Angeles *St. Vincent School, Los Angeles

=Other cities

= *All Souls World Language Catholic Schoo

*St. Therese Carmelite School, Alhambra *Incarnation Parish School

- established 1937 *St. Elizabeth of Hungary Schoo

Altadena, California, Altadena *St. Barnabas Parish Schoo

*St. Joseph Elementary Schoo

*St. Anne Elementary Schoo

Santa Monica *St. Jude the Apostle Schoo

Westlake Village, California , Westlake Village *St. Philip the Apostle Schoo

Pasadena, CA Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. Its ...

*Our Lady of Malibu Schoo

Malibu, California, Malibu *Santa Teresita Schoo

*Holy Family Schoo

South Pasadena, California, South Pasadena *St. Mary School, Palmdale *St. Christopher Parish School, West Covina, CA

Ventura County

*St. Anthony School,

*St. Paschal Baylon School

Thousand Oaks

1–8 schools

Los Angeles County

=Other cities

= *Ramona Convent Elementary School,

Ventura County

* St. Rose of Lima Schoo

Simi Valley, California, Simi Valley

Closed schools

Universities and colleges

* Marymount California University,

Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes (Spanish for "Green Sticks Ranch") is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California atop the bluffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, neighboring other cities in the Palos Verdes Hills, including Palos Verdes Estate ...

* Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary, Mission Hills (closed in 1995)

High schools

Corvallis High School (California) Corvallis High School, also known as Our Lady of Corvallis High School, was a Catholic girls high school located in Studio City, California that operated between 1941 and 1987. The campus is now being used by the Bridges Academy. History Corva ...

, (Girls) Studio City (''Closed in 1987'') * Daniel Murphy High School (Boys),

(''Closed in 2008''), previously St. John Vianney High School * Fermin Lasuen High School, all boys, San Pedro * Holy Name Academy, all girls, Pomona, closed 1949. It reopened as co-ed Pomona Catholic High School. * Los Angeles College, the junior seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles *

Mount Carmel High School (Los Angeles) Mount Carmel High School was a Catholic all-boys' high school located in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It was located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It was founded by the Carmelite Order in 1935. The school closed in 1976, and ...

, closed 1976 * Pater Noster High School, Los Angeles (closed 1991) *

Pius X High School, Downey, California Pius X High School (Pius X) was a co-educational, private, four year (grade levels 9-12) high school located at 7851 Gardendale Street, in the city of Downey, California. The school was founded in 1953, and named for St. Pope Pius X. History Fro ...

(merged with St. Mathias 1995) * Preparatory Institute of Notre Dame, (girls) Sunland (Closed 1960s) * Queen of Angels Academy,

Compton Compton may refer to: Places Canada * Compton (electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district * Compton (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district now part of Mégantic-Compton * Compton, Que ...

(''Closed in 2002'') * Regina Caeli High School, Compton (girls), renamed Queen of Angels 1995 * St. Agatha's School

* St. Michael's High School (girls), Los Angeles (merged with Regina Caeli 1995) *

Villa Cabrini Academy Villa Cabrini Academy was a private Catholic elementary and high school for girls that operated from 1937 to 1970, under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The academy was located in Burbank, California, and served th ...

(girls), Burbank (Closed 1971) * Our Lady Queen of Angels, Los Angeles, California, (1926-1982), Grade school and Girls High School 1926-c 1967, Middle School 1969 to 1982. Approx address 725 N Hill st, 90012 * Bellarmine Jefferson High School, Burbank, California (1944-2018)

References

External links

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{{Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese * * Los Angeles, Roman Catholic Diocese of Education in Los Angeles