Father Antonio Zamora
Father Antonio Zamora died Sunday, December 30, 2018. He served as the associate pastor at St. Helen Church in South Gate, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in El Monte, and Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Paramount. …
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Submit an obituaryFather Richard DeTore, CMF
Father Richard DeTore, CMF, died Sunday, October 28, 2018. Father DeTore joined the Calretians at Dominguez Seminary in California and taught at San Gabriel Mission High School. He served in various parishes and schools …
Read moreMonsignor Thomas M. Acton
Monsignor Thomas M. Acton died Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Msgr. Acton was the pastor at Maria Regina Church from 1978 until his retirement in 2003. He remained active in the parish as the Pastor Emeritus until his deat…
Read moreFather Michael O’Shea
Father Michael O’Shea died Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Father O’Shea served the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1952 until his retirement in 2009. He was a pastor at Santa Clara Church in Oxnard and St. Anastasia Church …
Read moreMonsignor Royale Vadakin
Father Royale Vadakin died Monday, September 17, 2018. Father Vadakin was a trusted advisor to four Los Angeles archbishops. He served as pastor in many churches throughout the archdiocese, including St. Vibiana and St. …
Read moreMonsignor James J. Loughnane
Monsignor James J. Loughnane died Monday, September 17, 2018. Father Loughnane was appointed the pastor at St. Denis in 1993 and served there for many years. He also served as the episcopal vicar of the St. Gabriel Pasto…
Read moreFather Theo Fuentes, CMF
Father Theo Fuentes, CMF, died Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Father Fuentes was a Claretian priest from Spain who served in parishes and missions across the world. Before he retired in 2018, Father Fuentes was co-direct…
Read moreFather Michael J. Mandala, S.J.
Father Michael J. Mandala, S.J. died Sunday, September 9, 2018. Father Mandala was president of Verbum Dei High School. Prior to taking that position, he was the school’s director of community relations, and pastor at Bl…
Read moreMonsignor Robert Gallagher
Monsignor Robert Gallagher died Thursday, July 26, 2018. He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for 45 years, serving as principal of St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs as well as associate pastor at St.…
Read moreFather Enrique de Los Rios
Father Enrique De Los Rios died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Father De Los Rios was a diocesan priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 2000 until his retirement in June 2018. He was an associate pastor at several parish…
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