List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange explained
This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in California, which includes most of Orange County. The diocese is organized into seven deaneries of seven to twelve parishes or worship centers each.
Deanery 1
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Blessed Sacrament | | 14072 Olive St, Westminster | Established 1947 by the Columban Fathers; mother church to ten other parishes. |
| Christ Cathedral | | 13280 Chapman Ave, Garden Grove | Formerly the parish of St. Callistus, founded 1961. Redesignated Christ Cathedral Parish in 2014 after the diocese's acquisition of the former Crystal Cathedral, built in 1981; former St. Callistus campus sold to Shepherd's Grove |
| Korean Martyrs Catholic Center | | 7655 Trask Ave, Westminster | Established September 22, 1977 by Korean immigrants. |
| St. Columban | | 10801 Stanford Ave, Garden Grove | Founded as a mission of St. Isidore's. Became parish 1953, moved to current church 1968. |
| St. Hedwig | | 11482 Los Alamitos Blvd, Los Alamitos | Established 1960, eventually absorbing St. Isidore; renovated 1990 |
| St. Irenaeus | | 5201 Evergreen Ave, Cypress | Founded 1961. |
| St. Polycarp | | 8100 Chapman Ave, Stanton | Established as a mission church in the 1920s; established as a parish 1961; current church completed 1962 | |
Deanery 2
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Holy Family | | 566 South Glassell St, Orange | Served as the cathedral of the diocese from 1976 to 2019 |
| La Purisma | | 11712 N. Hewes St, Orange | Established by Mexican farm workers in 1923. First church built 1958, current church completed 2005. |
| San Antonio de Padua del Cañon | | 5800 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim Hills | First chapel dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua completed 1860 to serve Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana; became part of St. Boniface parish. New parish of San Antonio erected 1977, first Mass in current church celebrated February 8, 1991. |
| Santa Clara de Asis | | 22005 Ave de la Paz, Yorba Linda | Established 2001; first Mass celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi School. |
| St. Angela Merici | | 585 S. Walnut Ave, Brea | Organized 1951 as a mission of St. Mary's in Fullerton, designated parish in 1957. |
| St. Joseph | | 717 N Bradford Ave, Placentia | Founded 1952 from St. Mary's territory; first Mass in current church celebrated November 1, 1953. |
| St. Martin de Porres | | 19767 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda | Established August 1970 from St. Joseph's in Placentia; original church completed 1972. Current church completed 1982. |
| St. Norbert | | 300 E. Taft Ave, Orange | Established 1963, current church completed 1967. |
| St. Pope John Paul II Polish Center | | 3999 Rose Dr, Yorba Linda | | |
Deanery 3
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Our Lady of Guadalupe | | 900 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra | |
| St. Anthony Mary Claret | | 1450 E. La Palma Ave, Anaheim | |
| St. Boniface | | 120 N. Janss St, Anaheim | Oldest continuously operating Catholic church in Orange County; established 1860 by German settlers; current church built 1964 |
| St. Juliana Falconieri | | 1316 North Acacia Ave, Fullerton | Established 1965; staffed by Servites since 1993 |
| St. Justin Martyr | | 2050 W. Ball Rd, Anaheim | |
| St. Mary's | | 400 W. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton | Established 1912. |
| St. Philip Benizi | | 235 S. Pine Dr, Fullerton | Established by the Servite Order in 1957 at the behest of the Archdiocese; originally met at Merilark Roller Rink. First church dedicated August 1959, destroyed by arson in 2000. Current church opened 2005. |
| St. Pius V | | 7691 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park | Established 1948. Current church completed 1994. Staffed by Augustinians Fathers 1977 to 2005. |
| St. Thomas Korean | | 412 N. Crescent Way, Anaheim | | |
Deanery 4
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Christ Our Savior | | 2000 West Alton Ave, Santa Ana | Established 2005 with the original intent to make it the new cathedral parish; current church dedicated September 11, 2021 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary | | 1100 S Center St, Santa Ana | Founded as a mission of St. Anne's. |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Santa Ana | | 1322 E Third St, Santa Ana | Founded 1922 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Delhi | | 541 E Central Ave, Santa Ana | |
| Our Lady of La Vang | | 288 S Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana | Established 2001, church dedicated 2006. |
| Our Lady of the Pillar | | 1622 W 6th St, Santa Ana | Founded 1965 as a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes |
| St. Anne | | 1344 S Main St, Santa Ana | Established 1923. |
| St. Barbara | | 730 S Euclid St, Santa Ana | Established 1962; current church opened 1965 |
| St. Joseph | | 727 Minter St, Santa Ana | |
| Vietnamese Catholic Center | | 1538 Century Blvd, Santa Ana | | |
Deanery 5
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Holy Family | | 13900 Church Place, Seal Beach | Founded 1963 as a mission serving Leisure World residents; raised to parochial status 1969. |
| Holy Spirit | | 17270 Ward St, Fountain Valley | |
| St. Anne | | 340 10th St, Seal Beach | |
| St. Bonaventure | | 16410 Springdale St, Huntington Beach | Established 1965 |
| St. Joachim | | 1964 Orange Ave, Costa Mesa | Founded March 16, 1947, originally using a chapel and other former buildings of the Santa Ana Army Air Base. Chapel moved and dedicated June 13, 1948. Current church completed 1965. Mother church to St. John the Baptist. |
| St. John the Baptist | | 1015 Baker St, Costa Mesa | |
| St. Mary's by the Sea | | 321 10th St, Huntington Beach | |
| Ss. Simon and Jude | | 20444 Magnolia St, Huntington Beach | Founded 1905 as St. Mary's mission of St. Joseph's in Santa Ana, elevated to parochial status 1912. Rededicated to Saints Simon and Jude 1921. Current church built 1973. Staffed by Franciscans from 1964-2020.[1] |
| St. Vincent de Paul | | 8345 Talbert Ave, Huntington Beach | Established 1977 from the territory of Saints Simon and Jude, Saint Bonaventure, and Holy Spirit Churches. Staffed by Vincentian Fathers 1977 to 1995. Current church completed 2002. | |
Deanery 6
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Our Lady of Mt. Carmel | | 1441 W Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach | |
| Our Lady of Peace Korean Center | | 14010 Remington, Irvine | |
| Our Lady Queen of Angels | | 2046 Mar Vista Dr, Newport Beach | Established 1961 |
| St. Cecilia | | 1301 Sycamore Ave, Tustin | |
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | | 9 Hillgate, Irvine | Founded 1971 as a mission of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach, created as parish 1976. Current church completed 1994. |
| St. John Neumann | | 2532 Dupont Dr, Irvine | |
| St. John Vianney Chapel | | 314 Marine Ave, Balboa Island | Chapel of ease administered by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel |
| St. Kilian | | 26872 Estanciero Dr, Mission Viejo | Founded 1970 with five families. Current church dedicated August 2013. |
| St. Nicholas | | 24252 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods | |
| St. Thomas More | | 51 Marketplace, Irvine | Created from St. John Neumann in 1996; current church completed 2009. |
| San Francisco Solano | | 22082 Antonio Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita | |
| Santiago de Compostela | | 21782 Lake Forest Dr, Lake Forest | | |
Deanery 7
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Corpus Christi | | 27231 Aliso Viejo Pkwy, Aliso Viejo | Established 1999 |
| Holy Trinity | | 1600 Corporate Dr, Ladera Ranch | Established 2005. Current church opened 2017 and includes an 18th-century tabernacle and stained glass from the Marywood Chapel, which served the former diocesan offices. |
| Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano | | 31520 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano | Used the Serra Chapel of the former Mission San Juan Capistrano until the current structure was completed in 1986. Designated a minor basilica in 2003. |
| Our Lady of Fatima | | 105 N La Esperanza, San Clemente | Founded 1946 |
| St. Catherine of Siena | | 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach | Founded as St. Joseph, meeting in a former schoolhouse purchased by Joseph and Catherine Yoch (parents of Florence Yoch) in 1908. Ereceted as parish 1931. |
| St. Edward the Confessor | | 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point | Chapel (now dedicated to San Felipe de Jesus) built 1950 as a chapel-of-ease for Our Lady of Fatima in San Clemente. Granted parochial status 1969. Current church completed 1994. |
| St. Timothy | | 29102 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel | | |
Other communities
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes |
|---|
| Annunciation | | 995 N. West St, Anaheim | Byzantine |
| Holy Cross | | 451 W. Madison Ave, Placentia | Melkite |
| St. John Maron | | 300 South Flower St, Orange | Maronite |
| St. Thomas Apostle Forane | | 5021 W. 16th St, Santa Ana | Syro-Malabar | |
Former churches
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Santa Ana - Absorbed by Our Lady of La Vang in 2006
- St. Callistus, Garden Grove - Parish was redesignated Christ Cathedral after the purchase of the former Crystal Cathedral; the former St. Callistus campus was sold to and used by the former Crystal Cathedral Ministries until 2018.
- St. Isidore, Los Alamitos - Parish established in 1921, moved to new church in Los Alamitos in 1926. Suppressed 1960 in favor of St. Hedwig's. Re-opened for services in 1962, closed 1999 due to earthquake retrofit costs.
Notes and References
- https://www.facebook.com/SSJ.Church.HB/posts/transition-from-franciscan-friars-to-diocean-priestson-november-6-2019-it-was-an/2897961646883274/
