As wind-driven fires raged across Southern California, a significant number of Catholic schools in affected areas experienced closures.
The Palisades Fire has burned through the Pacific Palisades area and heading toward Malibu, while the Eaton Fire threatened the Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre region, and the Hurst Fire blazed near Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley.
The following schools are closed on Jan. 9 based on a number of factors, including proximity to fire, poor air quality and wind damage, staffing challenges, and nearby power outages. Based on the unpredictability of the fires, any upcoming closures or evacuations are subject to change.
Our Lady of the Angels Region:
- Corpus Christi, Pacific Palisades
- Notre Dame Academy, West LA
- St. Timothy, West LA
- St. Augustine, Culver City
- St. Monica, Santa Monica
- St. Vincent de Paul, Exposition Park
- St. Martin of Tours, Brentwood
- Our Lady of Malibu, Malibu
- Our Mother of Good Counsel
- Nativity, South LA
- Loyola High School, Mid-City,
- St. Turibius, Downtown LA
- St. Anastasia, Westchester
- Cathedral Chapel, Mid-City
- St. Victor (preschool), West Hollywood
- Our Lady of Loretto, Downtown LA
- St. Mary's Academy, Inglewood
- Holy Spirit, Mid-City
- St. Sebastian, West LA
- Precious Blood, Westlake
- Nativity, South LA
- St. Brendan, Hancock Park
- Cathedral High School, Downtown LA
San Gabriel Region:
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Altadena
- Holy Family, South Pasadena
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Pasadena
- St. Philip the Apostle, Pasadena
- St. Andrew, Pasadena
- St. Rita, Sierra Madre
- St. Therese of Lisieux, Alhambra
- St. Anthony, San Gabriel
- SS Felicitas & Perpetua, San Marino
- Holy Angels, Arcadia
- Immaculate Conception, Monrovia
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Rose Hills (Northeast LA)
- All Souls, Alhambra
- St. Dorothy, Glendora
- St. Thomas Aquinas, Monterey Park
- San Gabriel Mission Elementary
- San Gabriel Mission High School
- La Salle High School, Pasadena
- Salesian High School, East LA
- Alverno Heights Academy, Sierra Madre
- Santa Teresita, Northeast LA
- St. Thomas More, Alhambra
- Mayfield Senior School (Pasadena)
- Ramona Convent, Alhambra
San Fernando Region:
- St. Francis de Sales, Sherman Oaks
- St. Robert, Burbank
- St. Finbar, Burbank
- Holy Redeemer/St. James the Less, La Crescenta-Montrose
- St. Ignatius, Highland Park
- Incarnation, Glendale
- Armenian Sisters, Montrose
- St. Dominic, Eagle Rock
- St. Bede the Venerable, La Cañada Flintridge
- St. Bernard, Eagle Rock
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Tujunga
- St. Mel, Woodland Hills
- Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills
- Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks
- St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills
- St. Francis High School, La Cañada Flintridge
- Flintridge Sacred Heart, La Cañada Flintridge
- St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood
- St. Francis Xavier, Burbank
- St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Valley Glen
- Chaminade High School, West Hills
- St. Didacus, Sylmar
- St. Cyril, Encino
- St. John Baptist, Granada Hills
- Mary Immaculate, Pacoima
- Our Lady of Peace, North Hills
Santa Barbara Region:
- St. Paschal Baylon, Thousand Oaks
Check with your local Catholic school for closures. For information on evacuation areas, visit fire.ca.gov.
Related coverage from Angelus News can be found at https://angelusnews.com/tag/california-fires/
Resources and updates from around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles can be found at https://lacatholics.org/california-fires/
