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 the State of 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, including Mission Santa Barbara and Mission San Buenaventura. 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 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's 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padre Serra[37] | 
|
5205 Upland Rd. | Camarillo |
| Holy Cross[38] | 13955 Peach Hill Rd. | Moorpark | |
| St. Jude the Apostle[39] | 32032 W. Lindero Canyon Rd. | Westlake Village | |
| St. Julie Billiart[40] | 2475 Borchard Rd. | Newbury Park | |
| 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]
- Our Lady of the Assumption School, Ventura[49]
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School, Oxnard[50]
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Montecito[51]
- Sacred Heart School, Ventura[52]
- St. Anthony School, Oxnard[53]
- St. Jude the Apostle School, Westlake Village[54]
- St. Mary of the Assumption School, Santa Maria[55]
- St. Louis de Montfort School, Santa Maria[56]
- St. Mary Magdalen School, Camarillo[57]
- St. Paschal Baylon School, Thousand Oaks[58]
- St. Raphael School, Goleta[59]
- St. Rose of Lima School, Simi Valley[60]
- St. Sebastian School, Santa Paula[61]
- Santa Clara Elementary School, Oxnard[62]
- The Notre Dame School, Santa Barbara[63]
Hospitals[edit]
As of 2017, these three hospital are now operated by Dignity Health, an independent non-profit organization. They are no longer affiliated with the archdiocese:
- Marian Regional Medical Center, Santa Maria, California
- St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo
- St. John's Regional Medical Center, Oxnard
Cemeteries[edit]
- Assumption Cemetery, Simi Valley
- Santa Clara Cemetery, Oxnard
- Calvary Cemetery, Santa Barbara[2]
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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