Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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Catholic archdiocese Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction metropolitan see

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States, overseeing hundreds of parishes and institutions across Los Angeles and surrounding counties.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles canonical	38
Archdiocese of Los Angeles	36
Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles	1
Ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles	1
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles	1
Roman Catholic Diocese in Southern California	1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1040982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Context triple: [Mission Santa Barbara, governingBody, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles]

A. Diocese of Los Angeles
The Diocese of Los Angeles is a major Episcopal Church jurisdiction in Southern California, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the greater Los Angeles region.
B. Archdiocese of San Francisco
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Northern California that oversees numerous parishes, schools, and ministries in and around the city of San Francisco.
C. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
D. Diocese of San Diego
The Diocese of San Diego is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, overseeing congregations in parts of Southern California and neighboring areas.
E. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Target entity description: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States, overseeing hundreds of parishes and institutions across Los Angeles and surrounding counties.

A. Diocese of Los Angeles
The Diocese of Los Angeles is a major Episcopal Church jurisdiction in Southern California, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the greater Los Angeles region.
B. Archdiocese of San Francisco
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Northern California that oversees numerous parishes, schools, and ministries in and around the city of San Francisco.
C. Diocese of California
The Diocese of California is an Episcopal Church jurisdiction centered in the San Francisco Bay Area, encompassing numerous congregations and ministries across the region.
D. Diocese of San Diego
The Diocese of San Diego is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church in the United States, overseeing congregations in parts of Southern California and neighboring areas.
E. Archdiocese of New York
The Archdiocese of New York is a major Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the United States, centered in New York City and led by an archbishop who oversees numerous parishes, institutions, and charitable works.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic archdiocese ⓘ Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ metropolitan see ⓘ
affiliatedWith	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
archbishopTitle	Archbishop of Los Angeles ⓘ
cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
coadjutorArchbishop	has had coadjutor archbishops in its history ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currentArchbishop	José Horacio Gómez ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
elevatedToArchdiocese	1936 ⓘ
establishedAsDiocese	1840 ⓘ
followsCanonLaw	Code of Canon Law (1983) ⓘ surface form: Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church
formerCathedral	Cathedral of Saint Vibiana ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocesan Curia ⓘ
hasAuxiliaryBishops	multiple auxiliary bishops ⓘ
hasChancery	Archdiocesan Catholic Center in Los Angeles ⓘ
hasHospitals	Catholic hospitals and health-care institutions ⓘ
hasParishes	hundreds of parishes ⓘ
hasPastoralRegions	multiple pastoral regions ⓘ
hasSchools	numerous Catholic schools ⓘ
hasUniversities	several Catholic higher education institutions ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ various other languages ⓘ
liturgicalCalendar	Roman Catholic liturgical calendar ⓘ
metropolitanProvince	Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States by population ⓘ
originalName	Diocese of Both Californias ⓘ
oversees	Catholic schools ⓘ charitable institutions ⓘ missions ⓘ parishes ⓘ
populationServed	millions of Catholics ⓘ
regionOfUSCCB	Region XI ⓘ
renamed	Diocese of Monterey ⓘ
responsibleFor	pastoral care of Catholics in its territory ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
seeCity	Los Angeles ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
suffraganDiocese	Diocese of Fresno ⓘ Diocese of Orange ⓘ Diocese of San Bernardino ⓘ Diocese of San Diego ⓘ
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Latin Church
territoryIncludes	Los Angeles County ⓘ Santa Barbara County ⓘ Ventura County ⓘ
website	https://lacatholics.org ⓘ

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Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mission Santa Barbara → governingBody → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel → governingBody → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Mission San Diego de Alcalá → archdiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Mission San Fernando Rey de España → governingDiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles → governingBody → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

San Fernando Mission Cemetery → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

San Fernando Mission Cemetery → affiliatedWith → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Plaza Church → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Plaza Church → archdiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles → locatedIn → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles → isMotherChurchOf → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles → province → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical Province of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles → governingBody → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Santa Barbara Mission → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Santa Barbara Mission → archdiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Diocese of Orange → locatedIn → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ecclesiastical province of Los Angeles

Diocese of Orange → isSubjectTo → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Holy Cross Cemetery (Culver City)

Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Diocese of Monterey → metropolitanSee → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

San Gabriel Mission → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange → metropolitanSee → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange → territorySplitFrom → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles

Mission San Gabriel cemetery → affiliation → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Mission San Buenaventura → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego → metropolitanSee → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles → affiliatedWith → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles → operatesIn → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles → parentOrganization → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

La Placita → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

La Placita → governingBody → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Cathedral of Saint Vibiana → archdiocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

Cathedral of Saint Vibiana → usedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Diocese of Fresno → metropolitanSee → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States → affiliation → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: San Fernando Mission Cemetery

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Calvary Cemetery → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles)

Calvary Cemetery → operatedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles)

Calvary Cemetery → hasAffiliation → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

subject surface form: Calvary Cemetery (Los Angeles)

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Pasadena → locatedIn → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

St. Joseph’s Church, Los Angeles → partOf → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Teresa of Avila Church, Los Angeles → affiliation → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Elizabeth Church, Altadena → locatedIn → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

St. Elizabeth Church, Altadena → diocese → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Monica’s High School buildings, Santa Monica → hasClient → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. John’s Seminary buildings, Camarillo → religiousAffiliation → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

St. John’s Seminary buildings, Camarillo → regionServed → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

St. John’s Seminary buildings, Camarillo → ownedBy → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

St. Anthony’s Church, Long Beach → partOf → Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ

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