Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Dedicated September 2, 2002 (construction begun 1998)

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was built under Cardinal Roger Mahony and dedicated on September 2, 2002, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, which had been damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. It was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Spanish architect Rafael Moneo in a postmodern style, and is renowned for the largest use of Spanish alabaster windows in the United States in place of traditional stained glass. The cathedral serves as the mother church and seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest Catholic archdiocese in the United States.

Postmodern architecture (Rafael Moneo), notable for its angular forms and Spanish alabaster windows

• •Dedicated September 2, 2002
• •Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rafael Moneo
• •Mother church and seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
• •Replaced the earthquake-damaged Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
• •Features the largest use of alabaster windows in the United States