List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in California, which includes most of Orange County. The diocese is organized into seven deaneries of seven to twelve parishes or worship centers each.[1]

Deanery 1[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Blessed Sacrament 14072 Olive St, Westminster Established 1947 by the Columban Fathers; mother church to ten other parishes.[2]
Christ Cathedral 13280 Chapman Ave, Garden Grove Formerly the parish of St. Callistus, founded 1961. Redesignated Christ Cathedral Parish in 2014 after the diocese's acquisition of the former Crystal Cathedral, built in 1981; former St. Callistus campus sold to Shepherd's Grove
Korean Martyrs Catholic Center 7655 Trask Ave, Westminster Established September 22, 1977 by Korean immigrants.[3]
St. Columban 10801 Stanford Ave, Garden Grove Founded as a mission of St. Isidore's. Became parish 1953, moved to current church 1968.[4]
St. Hedwig 11482 Los Alamitos Blvd, Los Alamitos Established 1960, eventually absorbing St. Isidore; renovated 1990[5]
St. Irenaeus 5201 Evergreen Ave, Cypress Founded 1961.[6]
St. Polycarp 8100 Chapman Ave, Stanton Established as a mission church in the 1920s; established as a parish 1961; current church completed 1962[7]

Deanery 2[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Holy Family 566 South Glassell St, Orange Served as the cathedral of the diocese from 1976 to 2019
La Purisma 11712 N. Hewes St, Orange Established by Mexican farm workers in 1923. First church built 1958, current church completed 2005.[8]
San Antonio de Padua del Cañon 5800 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim Hills First chapel dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua completed 1860 to serve Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana; became part of St. Boniface parish. New parish of San Antonio erected 1977, first Mass in current church celebrated February 8, 1991.[9]
Santa Clara de Asis 22005 Ave de la Paz, Yorba Linda Established 2001; first Mass celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi School.
St. Angela Merici 585 S. Walnut Ave, Brea Organized 1951 as a mission of St. Mary's in Fullerton, designated parish in 1957.[10]
St. Joseph 717 N Bradford Ave, Placentia Founded 1952 from St. Mary's territory; first Mass in current church celebrated November 1, 1953.[11]
St. Martin de Porres 19767 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda Established August 1970 from St. Joseph's in Placentia; original church completed 1972. Current church completed 1982.[12]
St. Norbert 300 E. Taft Ave, Orange Established 1963, current church completed 1967.[13]
St. Pope John Paul II Polish Center 3999 Rose Dr, Yorba Linda

Deanery 3[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Our Lady of Guadalupe 900 W. La Habra Blvd, La Habra
St. Anthony Mary Claret 1450 E. La Palma Ave, Anaheim
St. Boniface 120 N. Janss St, Anaheim Oldest continuously operating Catholic church in Orange County; established 1860 by German settlers; current church built 1964[14]
St. Juliana Falconieri 1316 North Acacia Ave, Fullerton Established 1965; staffed by Servites since 1993[15]
St. Justin Martyr 2050 W. Ball Rd, Anaheim
St. Mary's 400 W. Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton Established 1912.
St. Philip Benizi 235 S. Pine Dr, Fullerton Established by the Servite Order in 1957 at the behest of the Archdiocese; originally met at Merilark Roller Rink. First church dedicated August 1959, destroyed by arson in 2000. Current church opened 2005.[16]
St. Pius V 7691 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park Established 1948. Current church completed 1994. Staffed by Augustinians Fathers 1977 to 2005.[17]
St. Thomas Korean 412 N. Crescent Way, Anaheim

Deanery 4[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Christ Our Savior 2000 West Alton Ave, Santa Ana Established 2005 with the original intent to make it the new cathedral parish; current church dedicated September 11, 2021[18]
Immaculate Heart of Mary 1100 S Center St, Santa Ana Founded as a mission of St. Anne's.[19]
Our Lady of Guadalupe Santa Ana 1322 E Third St, Santa Ana Founded 1922
Our Lady of Guadalupe Delhi 541 E Central Ave, Santa Ana
Our Lady of La Vang 288 S Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana Established 2001, church dedicated 2006.[20]
Our Lady of the Pillar 1622 W 6th St, Santa Ana Founded 1965 as a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes[21]
St. Anne 1344 S Main St, Santa Ana Established 1923.[19]
St. Barbara 730 S Euclid St, Santa Ana Established 1962; current church opened 1965[22]
St. Joseph 727 Minter St, Santa Ana
Vietnamese Catholic Center 1538 Century Blvd, Santa Ana

Deanery 5[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Holy Family 13900 Church Place, Seal Beach Founded 1963 as a mission serving Leisure World residents; raised to parochial status 1969.[23]
Holy Spirit 17270 Ward St, Fountain Valley
St. Anne 340 10th St, Seal Beach
St. Bonaventure 16410 Springdale St, Huntington Beach Established 1965
St. Joachim 1964 Orange Ave, Costa Mesa Founded March 16, 1947, originally using a chapel and other former buildings of the Santa Ana Army Air Base. Chapel moved and dedicated June 13, 1948. Current church completed 1965. Mother church to St. John the Baptist.[24]
St. John the Baptist 1015 Baker St, Costa Mesa
St. Mary's by the Sea 321 10th St, Huntington Beach
Ss. Simon and Jude 20444 Magnolia St, Huntington Beach Founded 1905 as St. Mary's mission of St. Joseph's in Santa Ana, elevated to parochial status 1912. Rededicated to Saints Simon and Jude 1921. Current church built 1973. Staffed by Franciscans from 1964[25]-2020.[26]
St. Vincent de Paul 8345 Talbert Ave, Huntington Beach Established 1977 from the territory of Saints Simon and Jude, Saint Bonaventure, and Holy Spirit Churches. Staffed by Vincentian Fathers 1977 to 1995. Current church completed 2002.[27]

Deanery 6[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 1441 W Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach
Our Lady of Peace Korean Center 14010 Remington, Irvine
Our Lady Queen of Angels 2046 Mar Vista Dr, Newport Beach Established 1961
St. Cecilia 1301 Sycamore Ave, Tustin
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 9 Hillgate, Irvine Founded 1971 as a mission of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Newport Beach, created as parish 1976. Current church completed 1994.[28]
St. John Neumann 2532 Dupont Dr, Irvine
St. John Vianney Chapel 314 Marine Ave, Balboa Island Chapel of ease administered by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
St. Kilian 26872 Estanciero Dr, Mission Viejo Founded 1970 with five families. Current church dedicated August 2013.[29]
St. Nicholas 24252 El Toro Rd, Laguna Woods
St. Thomas More 51 Marketplace, Irvine Created from St. John Neumann in 1996; current church completed 2009.[30]
San Francisco Solano 22082 Antonio Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita
Santiago de Compostela 21782 Lake Forest Dr, Lake Forest

Deanery 7[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Corpus Christi 27231 Aliso Viejo Pkwy, Aliso Viejo Established 1999
Holy Trinity 1600 Corporate Dr, Ladera Ranch Established 2005. Current church opened 2017 and includes an 18th-century tabernacle and stained glass from the Marywood Chapel, which served the former diocesan offices.[31]
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano 31520 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano Used the Serra Chapel of the former Mission San Juan Capistrano until the current structure was completed in 1986. Designated a minor basilica in 2003.
Our Lady of Fatima 105 N La Esperanza, San Clemente Founded 1946
St. Catherine of Siena 1042 Temple Terrace, Laguna Beach Founded as St. Joseph, meeting in a former schoolhouse purchased by Joseph and Catherine Yoch (parents of Florence Yoch) in 1908. Ereceted as parish 1931.[32]
St. Edward the Confessor 33926 Calle La Primavera, Dana Point Chapel (now dedicated to San Felipe de Jesus) built 1950 as a chapel-of-ease for Our Lady of Fatima in San Clemente. Granted parochial status 1969. Current church completed 1994.[33]
St. Timothy 29102 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel

Other communities[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
Annunciation 995 N. West St, Anaheim Byzantine
Holy Cross 451 W. Madison Ave, Placentia Melkite
St. John Maron 300 South Flower St, Orange Maronite
St. Thomas Apostle Forane 5021 W. 16th St, Santa Ana Syro-Malabar

Former churches[edit]

  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Santa Ana - Absorbed by Our Lady of La Vang in 2006
  • St. Callistus, Garden Grove - Parish was redesignated Christ Cathedral after the purchase of the former Crystal Cathedral; the former St. Callistus campus was sold to and used by the former Crystal Cathedral Ministries until 2018.
  • St. Isidore, Los Alamitos - Parish established in 1921, moved to new church in Los Alamitos in 1926. Suppressed 1960 in favor of St. Hedwig's. Re-opened for services in 1962, closed 1999 due to earthquake retrofit costs.[34]

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  17. ^ "Parish History", StPiusVBP.org, St. Pius V Catholic Church and School, retrieved 2022-07-01
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