Santa Barbara Pastoral Region Explained

The Santa Barbara Pastoral Region is a division of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California, an area with a population in excess of 1.2 million.^{[1] [2]}

As of 2024, the pastoral region has 37 parishes, seven high schools, 18 elementary schools and four Spanish missions. It was created in 1986 as part of a plan by Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony to make church leaders more accessible by dividing the archdiocese into five pastoral regions.^[3] The pastoral region includes chapels at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Naval Air Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base. The region is divided into four deaneries.

The Santa Barbara Pastoral region has been governed by four auxiliary bishops since its foundation:

• Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Ziemann (1986 to 1992)^{[4] [5]}
• Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Curry, (1994 to 2013).^[6] He resigned in 2013 amid allegations that he concealed sexual crimes committed by other priests.^[7]
• Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron (2015 to 2022)^[8]
• Auxiliary Slawomir Szkredka (September 2023 to present) ^[9]

Parishes

Deanery I (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria and Guadalupe)

Parish name	Image	Address	Community
Immaculate Conception		4793 Cebrian Ave.	New Cuyama
La Purisima Concepcion^[10]		213 W. Olive Ave.	Lompoc
Mission Santa Inés^[11]		1760 Mission Dr.	Solvang
Our Lady of Guadalupe^[12]		1164 Obispo St.	Guadalupe
Queen of Angels^[13]		3495 Rucker Rd.	Lompoc
St. John Neumann^[14]		966 W. Orchard St.	Santa Maria
St. Louis de Montfort^[15]		5075 Harp Rd.	Santa Maria
St. Mary of the Assumption^[16]		414 E. Church St.	Santa Maria

Deanery II (Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito and Carpinteria)

Parish name	Image	Address	Community
Holy Cross^[17]		1740 Cliff Dr.	Santa Barbara
Mission Santa Barbara^[18]		2201 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Guadalupe^[19]		801 Jennings Ave.	Santa Barbara
Our Lady of Mount Carmel^[20]		1300 E. Valley Rd.	Montecito
Our Lady of Sorrows^[21]	100px	21 E. Sola St.	Santa Barbara
San Roque^[22]		325 Argonne Cir.	Santa Barbara
St. Joseph^[23]		5048 El Carro Ln.	Carpinteria
St. Mark University Parish (UCSB)^[24]		6550 Picasso Rd.	Isla Vista
St. Raphael^[25]		5444 Hollister Ave.	Goleta

Deanery III (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore and Santa Paula)

Parish name	Image	Address	Community
Mary Star of the Sea^[26]		463 W. Pleasant Valley Rd.	Oxnard
Mission Basilica San Buenaventura^[27]		211 E. Main St.	Ventura
Our Lady of Guadalupe^[28]		500 N. Juanita Ave.	Oxnard
Our Lady of Guadalupe^[29]		427 N. Oak St.	Santa Paula
Our Lady of the Assumption^[30]		3175 Telegraph Rd.	Ventura
Sacred Heart^[31]		10800 Henderson Rd.	Ventura
Santa Clara^[32]		323 S. E St. (old chapel at 1333 E. Ventura Blvd.)	Oxnard
St. Anthony^[33]		2511 S. C St.	Oxnard
St Francis of Assisi^[34]		1048 W. Ventura St.	Fillmore
St. Sebastian^[35]		235 N. Ninth St.	Santa Paula
St. Thomas Aquinas^[36]		185 St. Thomas Dr.	Ojai

Deanery IV (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and Camarillo)

Parish name	Image	Address	Community
Holy Cross^[37]		13955 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark
St. Jude the Apostle^[38]		32032 W. Lindero Canyon Rd.	Westlake Village
St. Julie Billiart^[39]		2475 Borchard Rd.	Newbury Park
St. Junipero Serra^[40]		5205 Upland Rd.	Camarillo
St. Mary Magdalen^[41]		2532 Ventura Blvd.	Camarillo
St. Maximilian Kolbe^[42]		5801 Kanan Rd.	Westlake Village
St. Paschal Baylon^[43]		155 E. Janss Rd.	Thousand Oaks
St. Peter Claver^[44]		5649 E. Pittman St.	Simi Valley
St. Rose of Lima^[45]		1305 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley

Spanish missions

• Mission La Purisima Concepcion, 2295 Purisima Rd., Lompoc
• Mission Santa Ines, 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang
• Mission Santa Barbara, 2201 Laguna St., Santa Barbara
• Mission San Buenaventura, 211 E. Main St., Ventura

Universities, colleges and novitiates

• St. John's Seminary, Camarillo
• Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula
• San Lorenzo OFM, Capuchin Novitiate, Santa Ynez
• Santa Barbara Mission OFM Interprovincial Novitiate, Santa Barbara
• Dom Grea House, Canons of the Immaculate Conception (CRIC) Novitiate, Santa Paula^[46]

High schools

• Bishop Garcia Diego High School, Santa Barbara
• La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks
• St. Bonaventure High School, Ventura
• St. Joseph High School, Santa Maria
• Santa Clara High School, Oxnard
• Villanova Preparatory School, Ojai

Elementary schools

• Holy Cross STEM School, Ventura^[47]
• La Purisima Concepcion Catholic School, Lompoc^[48]
• Notre Dame School, Santa Barbara^[49]
• Our Lady of the Assumption School, Ventura^[50]
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School, Oxnard^[51]
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Montecito^[52]
• Sacred Heart School, Ventura^[53]
• St. Anthony School, Oxnard^[54]
• St. Jude the Apostle School, Westlake Village^[55]
• St. Mary of the Assumption School, Santa Maria^[56]
• St. Louis de Montfort School, Santa Maria^[57]
• St. Mary Magdalen School, Camarillo^[58]
• St. Paschal Baylon School, Thousand Oaks^[59]
• St. Raphael School, Goleta^[60]
• St. Rose of Lima School, Simi Valley^[61]
• St. Sebastian School, Santa Paula^[62]
• Santa Clara Elementary School, Oxnard^[63]

Hospitals

The archdiocese no longer operates any hospitals. The three Catholic hospital in the region are operated by Dignity Health, an independent non-profit organization:

• Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria
• St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo
• St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard

Cemeteries

• Assumption Cemetery & Mausoleum, Simi Valley
• Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum, Santa Barbara
• Santa Clara Cemetery & Mortuary, Oxnard

See also

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

• Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
• San Fernando Pastoral Region
• San Gabriel Pastoral Region
• San Pedro Pastoral Region

List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

External links

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
• Pastoral Regions - LA Catholics

Notes and References

1. News: Los Angeles' pastoral regions: Localizing the 'downtown' church. Angelus News. Mike Nelson. September 11, 2015.
2. Web site: Santa Barbara LA Catholics . 2024-05-24 . lacatholics.org . en-US.
3. News: L.A. Archdiocese to be divided into pastoral regions. News-Pilot. February 22, 1986. B4. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Latino, Black Are Among 3 New L.A. Auxiliary Bishops. Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1986. II-3. Newspapers.com.
5. News: The Troubled Seat of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region's Auxiliary Bishop. Noozhawk. Tim Durnin. January 23, 2013.
6. News: Cardinal Mahony ordains 3 bishops. The Signal. March 20, 1994. 7. Newspapers.com.
7. News: A sudden fall for a former Mahony vicar. Los Angeles Times. February 3, 2013. A1, A16. Newspapers.com.
8. News: New Posts for Catholic Clerics. Los Angeles Times. September 9, 2015. 4. Newspapers.com.
9. Web site: 2023-08-10 . Pastoral region assignments announced LA Catholics . 2024-05-24 . lacatholics.org . en-US.
10. Web site: La Purisima Concepcion Catholic Church . 2024-05-27 . La Purisima Concepcion Catholic Church . en.
11. Web site: Old Mission Santa Inés Founded 1804 - Solvang, California . 2024-05-27 . Old Mission Santa Inés Founded 1804 - Solvang, California . en.
12. Web site: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church .
13. Web site: Queen of Angels Church .
14. Web site: St. John Neumann Church .
15. Web site: 2016-03-14 . St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Parish - Santa Maria, CA . 2024-05-27 . sldm.org . en-US.
16. Web site: St. Mary of the Assumption Church .
17. Web site: Holy Cross Church .
18. Web site: Old Mission Santa Barbara . 2024-05-27 . Old Mission Santa Barbara . en-US.
19. Web site: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church .
20. Web site: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church . 2024-05-27 . www.mtcarmelsb.com.
21. Web site: Our Lady of Sorrows Church .
22. Web site: HOME . 2024-05-27 . www.sanroqueparish.org . en.
23. Web site: Saint Joseph Church . 2024-05-27 . Saint Joseph Church . en.
24. Web site: St. Mark's University Parish .
25. Web site: St. Raphael Church .
26. Web site: 2024-03-28 . MARY, STAR OF THE SEA – CATHOLIC CHURCH OXNARD, CA . 2024-05-27 . en-US.
27. Web site: Home - San Buenaventura Mission . 2024-05-27 . www.sanbuenaventuramission.org.
28. Web site: Home . 2024-05-27 . OLG Parish Oxnard . en.
29. Web site: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church . 2024-05-27 . www.guadalupechurchsp.com.
30. Web site: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church . 2024-05-27 . Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church . en.
31. Web site: Sacred Heart Church .
32. Web site: Santa Clara Parish .
33. Web site: St. Anthony Church .
34. Web site: St. Francis of Asissi Church .
35. Web site: St. Sebastian Church .
36. Web site: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church - Ojai, CA Served by the Augustinians since 1926 . 2024-05-27 . St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church - Ojai, CA . en.
37. Web site: Home_page . 2024-05-27 . holycross-moorpark.org.
38. Web site: St. Jude the Apostle .
39. Web site: St. Julie Billiart Church .
40. Web site: Home . 2024-05-27 . Padre Serra Parish . en.
41. Web site: Home . 2024-05-27 . SMM Church Camarillo . en.
42. Web site: St. Maximilian Kolbe Church .
43. Web site: St. Paschal Baylon Church .
44. Web site: Home . 2024-05-27 . www.saintpeterclaver.org . en.
45. Web site: St. Rose of Lima Church .
46. Web site: Where We Serve – Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception. 2020-09-23. en-US.
47. Web site: HOLY CROSS STEM SCHOOL . 2024-05-24 . HOLY CROSS STEM SCHOOL . en.
48. Web site: La Purisima School .
49. Web site: The Notre Dame School .
50. Web site: Our Lady of the Assumption School Home . 2024-05-24 . www.olaventura.org . en.
51. Web site: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School . 2024-05-24 . Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School . en.
52. Web site: Home . 2024-05-24 . www.mountcarmelschool.net . en-gb.
53. Web site: Sacred Heart School . 2024-05-24 . en-US.
54. Web site: St. Anthony's School Oxnard - Home . 2024-05-24 . www.sasoxnard.org.
55. Web site: St. Jude The Apostle School . 2024-05-24 . en-US.
56. Web site: St. Mary of the Assumption School . 2024-05-24 . St. Mary of the Assumption School . en.
57. Web site: St. Louis de Montfort School .
58. Web site: St. Mary Magdalen . 2024-05-24 . www.smms.pvt.k12.ca.us.
59. Web site: Saint Paschal Baylon School . 2024-05-24 . www.stpaschalbaylonschool.org.
60. Web site: St. Raphael School .
61. Web site: St. Rose of Lima School . 2024-05-24 . SRLS . en.
62. Web site: 2015-11-17 . St. Sebastian School Private Catholic School in Santa Paula, CA . 2024-05-24 . spsaints.net . en-US.
63. Web site: Santa Clara Elementary School .