Saint Victor Catholic Church (West Hollywood, California) Explained

Saint Victor
Fullname:Saint Victor Catholic Church
Location:8634 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, California
Country: United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Website:saintvictor.org
Diocese:Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Division:Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
Archbishop:José H. Gomez
Bishop:Matthew Elshoff
Pastor:John-Paul Gonzalez

Saint Victor Catholic Church, located at 8634 Holloway Drive, is a Roman Catholic church in West Hollywood, California.[1]

History

The parish was founded in 1906.[2] It has served many different parishioners: oilmen and railway workers, film industry figures, post-World War II families, gay men, etc.[2] From 1992 to 1994, Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer lived in the church.[3] The funeral for John Edward 'Jack' Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan, was held at this church.[4]

The adjacent St Victor's school closed in the 1970s and its building is leased to a private, non-sectarian school, the Pacific Hills School.[2]

Use as a movie filming location

The exterior of the church is used in Ben & Arthur.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.saintvictor.org/about/ Official website, About Our Church
  2. James Ricci, After 100 Years, Still a Beacon, The Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2006
  3. Donal Godfrey, Gays and Grays: The Story of the Gay Community at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish in San Francisco, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2008, p. 111 https://books.google.com/books?id=xJ7ldEjFSFYC&pg=PA111
  4. Web site: Seeing Stars: St. Victor's Church. 2020-07-07. www.seeing-stars.com.