Santa Barbara Pastoral Region
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][2] The pastoral region includes chapels at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Naval Air Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base.[2] The region is divided into four deaneries.
The Santa Barbara Pastoral region has been governed by four auxiliary bishops since its foundation:[1]
- 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][2]
- Auxiliary Slawomir Szkredka (September 2023 to present) [9]
Parishes[edit]
Deanery I (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria and Guadalupe)[edit]
| 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)[edit]
| 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] | .jpg)
|
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)[edit]
| 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)[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- Assumption Cemetery & Mausoleum, Simi Valley
- Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum, Santa Barbara[2]
- Santa Clara Cemetery & Mortuary, Oxnard
See also[edit]
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
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