The Santa Barbara Pastoral Region is a division of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in the Roman Catholic Church. It covers Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California, an area with a population in excess of 1.2 million.[1][2]
As of 2024, the pastoral region has 37 parishes, seven high schools, 18 elementary schools and four Spanish missions. It was created in 1986 as part of a plan by Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony to make church leaders more accessible by dividing the archdiocese into five pastoral regions.[3][2] The pastoral region includes chapels at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Naval Air Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base.[2] The region is divided into four deaneries.
The Santa Barbara Pastoral region has been governed by four auxiliary bishops since its foundation:[1]
Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Ziemann (1986 to 1992)[4][5]
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Curry, (1994 to 2013).[6] He resigned in 2013 amid allegations that he concealed sexual crimes committed by other priests.[7]
Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron (2015 to 2022)[8][2]
Auxiliary Slawomir Szkredka (September 2023 to present) [9]
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^ abcd"Santa Barbara | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
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^Tim Durnin (January 23, 2013). "The Troubled Seat of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region's Auxiliary Bishop". Noozhawk.
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