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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Angels
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34°3′30″N 118°14′45″W / 34.05833°N 118.24583°W / 34.05833; -118.24583Coordinates: 34°3′30″N 118°14′45″W / 34.05833°N 118.24583°W / 34.05833; -118.24583
Location 555 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, California
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website www.olacathedral.org
History
Founded 2002
Architecture
Architect(s) Rafael Moneo
Style Postmodern architecture; deconstructivist elements
Completed 2002
Construction cost $250 million
Specifications
Capacity 3,000 people
Length 333 feet (101 m) ; nave
Administration
Archdiocese Los Angeles
Clergy
Archbishop Most Rev. José Horacio Gómez

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, informally known as COLA or the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a Latin Church cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Opened in 2002, the cathedral serves as the mother church for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is also the cathedra seat of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez.

The structure replaced the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, which was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Under Cardinal Roger Mahony, the cathedral was constructed in postmodern architecture and formally opened in September 2002. There was considerable controversy over its deconstructivist and modernist design, as well as the high costs to complete the building.

The cathedral is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the patronal title of Our Lady of the Angels, echoing the full name of the original settlement of Los Angeles (Spanish: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, or "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels"). The cathedral is widely known for enshrining the relics of Saint Vibiana and tilma piece of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is the mother church to approximately five million professed Catholics in the archdiocese.


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