Bishop Joseph M. Sartoris

Bishop Joseph M. Sartoris died Friday, June 27, 2025, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He was 97 years old.

Bishop Joseph was ordained a priest on May 30, 1953, and consecrated a bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on March 19, 1994. While serving in the archdiocese, these were his assignments:

• Associate Pastor, Corpus Christi Church, Pacific Palisades
• Principal, Bishop Conaty - Our Lady of Loretto High School, Los Angeles
• Resident, St. Victor Church, West Hollywood
• Administrator Pro Tem, Dolores Mission, Los Angeles
• Associate Pastor, St. Anthony Church, Long Beach
• Associate Pastor, St. Bernard Church, Los Angeles
• Associate Pastor, St. Anthony Claret Church, Anaheim
• Administrator, Nativity Church, Los Angeles
• Pastor, St. Madeleine Church, Pomona
• Pastor, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church, Lomita
• Auxiliary Bishop, San Pedro Pastoral Region, San Pedro
• Administrator Pro Tem, St. Brendan Church, Los Angeles
• Administrator Pro Tem, SS. Felicitas and Perpetua Church, San Marino
• Vicar General, Archdiocesan Catholic Center, Los Angeles
• Chaplain, VA Medical Center, Long Beach

Read more about Bishop Sartoris here.

Services are as follows:

Funeral Mass: Friday July 18, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 West Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.

A private entombment will immediately follow the Mass in the Cathedral Mausoleum for the immediate family and Bishops present.

Condolences may be sent to:

Steve Moloney

P. O. Box 668

Sierra Madre, CA. 91025

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to thePriest’s Retirement Fund, 3424 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles 90010

or the Presentation Learning Center, 10843 Gorman Ave., Los Angeles 94244.