Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is a particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. The archdiocese is comprised of the City of Los Angeles as well as the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. With approximately five million professing members, the archdiocese considers itself the largest diocese in the United States in terms of congregant population.

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Particular church - Roman Catholic Church - United States - City of Los Angeles - California - Counties - Los Angeles - Santa Barbara - Ventura - Congregant - Population

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The see was created when the Diocese of Monterey was renamed to become the conjoined Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles on July 7, 1859. It split to become the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and the Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego on June 1, 1922. With the exponential growth of the Roman Catholic population in the region, another split was promulgated on July 11, 1936 creating the Diocese of San Diego and the present-day Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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Diocese of Monterey - July 7 - 1859 - Diocese of Monterey-Fresno - June 1 - 1922 - July 11 - 1936

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