Reverend Edward P. Soto died Wednesday, December 30, 2020. He was 88 years old.

Father Soto was a diocesan priest that was ordained on May 1, 1958 in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. While serving as a priest, these were his assignments:

  • Associate Pastor, Nativity Church, El Monte
  • Administrator Pro Tem, Associate Pastor, Ascension Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, Precious Blood Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pro Tem, St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, St. Anne Church, Santa Ana
  • Associate Pastor, San Antonio de Padua Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, Santa Isabel Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, Divine Saviour Church, Los Angeles
  • Teacher, Queen of Angels Academy High School, Compton
  • Resident, St. Vibiana Cathedral, Los Angeles
  • Teacher, Bishop Conaty Our Lady of Loretto High School, Los Angeles
  • Resident, Our Lady of Loretto Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, St. Anne Church, Santa Monica
  • Team Ministry, Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima
  • Associate Pastor, St. Linus Church, Norwalk
  • Associate Pastor, St. Martha Church, Valinda
  • Associate Pastor, St. Alphonsus Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, St. Genevieve Church, Panorama City
  • Associate Pastor, Assumption Church, Los Angeles
  • Associate Pastor, Resident, St. Rose of Lima Church, Maywood
  • Associate Pastor, Santa Clara Church, Oxnard
  • Associate Pro Tem, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tujunga
  • Resident, St. John of God Retirement and Care Center, Los Angeles