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The Archbishop of Los Angeles is also the Metropolitan bishop of the Los Angeles Province. The suffragan dioceses of the province include Fresno , Monterey in California , Orange in California , San Bernardino , and San Diego .
The Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego was established on June 1, 1922, and was split into the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of San Diego on July 11, 1936.
The Cathedral of St. Vibiana , a relatively small church built in 1876Events January events January 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. February events February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. February 14 Alexander Graham Bell a, was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquakeThe 1994 Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:30:55 am Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. This earthquake was considered moderate, with a moment magnitude of 6. 7, but was the most monetarily costly quake in U. Rather then spend $18 million to repair it, the archbishop and lay members opted to build a grand new cathedral better fitting the size of the archdiocese. The site of the new cathedral is a 5.6-acre parcel bounded by Temple Street, Grand Avenue, Hill Street, and the Hollywood Freeway. Groundbreaking took place in 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t.
The $189.7 million Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was dedicated on September 2September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). There are 120 days remaining. Events 31 BC Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. 1666 The Great, 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom. It was designed by SpanishThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc architectAn architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. See architecture or landscape architecture Architects and landscape architects are consi José Rafael Moneo . the 12-story high building can accomodate about 3,000 worshippers and the whole complex is 58,000 square feet. The main sanctuary is 333-feet long (one foot longer than St. Patrick's Cathedral, New YorkPatrick's Cathedral in New York City is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, and a parish church, located at 50th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan. The site of the present cathedral was bought for $11,000 on March 6,). Its plaza is 2.5 acres. Every detail of the construction was specified to last at least 500 years. Among the artworks commisioned for the cathedral are the sculpture of the Virgin Mary and the ceremonial bronze doorways by Robert Graham , the tapestries by painter John Nava , and the plaza fountain by Lita Albuquerque . One unusual detail is that instead of glass windows the cathedral is illuminated with translucent sheets of alabaster.