Our Lady Queen of Angels is the oldest church and building in Los Angeles. The original church was founded in 1784 by the Spanish when Los Angeles was just a colonial outpost. In 1814, the outpost was abandoned and a new church was founded in the original’s place. Now it serves as one of the 290 parish churches in Los Angeles.
The church is a part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles which is separated into five pastoral regions. The Lady Queen of Angels region covers downtown and central Los Angeles which is home to at least one million Catholics. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles reports a registered five million Catholics in the greater Los Angeles region.
Our Lady Queen of Angels is designated as a California Historical Landmark. It is a cornerstone in Latino culture in Los Angeles with sermons held in English and Spanish.
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