Reverend Monsignor Sean B. Flanagan died Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Rev. Flanagan was ordained in 1959, and served the Archdiocese until his retirement in 2013. He was assigned as associate pastor in many parishes, and pastor at St. Catherine of Siena in Reseda and St. Bartholomew in Long Beach. Rev. Flanagan was also Chaplain of the Long Beach Fire Department.