Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region


Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region is a pastoral region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers downtown and central Los Angeles west to the City of Malibu and south to the Los Angeles International Airport. In 1986, Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony divided the archdiocese into five pastoral regions to make church leaders more accessible to parishioners. This pastoral region is divided four deaneries.
Bishop Matthew Elshoff administers Our Lady of Angels. As of 2024, the region has 77 parishes, 12 high schools, two universities and 48 elementary schools. The Catholic hospitals in this region are not operated by the archdiocese.

High schools

School nameImageAddressCommunity
Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School 2900 W. Pico Blvd. Harvard Heights
Cathedral High School 1253 Bishops Rd. Los Angeles
Immaculate Heart High School 5515 Franklin Ave. Los Feliz
Loyola High School 1901 Venice Blvd. Harvard Heights
Marymount High School 10643 Sunset Blvd. Bel Air
Notre Dame Academy 2851 Overland Ave. Los Angeles
St. Bernard High School9100 Falmouth Ave. Playa del Rey
St. Mary's Academy 701 Grace Ave. Inglewood
St. Monica Catholic High School1030 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica
Verbum Dei High School 11100 S. Central Ave. Watts

Daniel Murphy High School, located at 241 S. Detroit St., Los Angeles, closed in 2008.

Non-affiliated elementary schools

The pastoral region include several elementary or middle schools that are not affiliated with the archdiocese.

Hospitals

The archdiocese no longer operates any hospitals. The catholic hospitals in this pastoral region are operated by Providence Health & Services and Dignity Health, both non-profit organizations with hospitals in several states.

Cemeteries