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The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel Cemetery is the oldest and first Catholic cemetery in the state of California. [43] A large stone cross stands in the center of the Campo Santo ( cemetery ), first consecrated in 1778 and then again on January 29, 1939, by the Los Angeles Archbishop John Cantwell .
The San Gabriel Cemetery Association [1] was formed and the cemetery was founded in 1872. The cemetery property was separated from that of its neighbor, The Church of Our Savior in 1874 and the Association filed Articles of Incorporation with the County Clerk on April 16, 1874. Benjamin Davis Wilson provided the cemetery with additional land in ...
Los Angeles National Cemetery, West Los Angeles; Mission San Gabriel Arcángel Cemetery, Long Beach; Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles; Mount Zion Cemetery, East Los Angeles; Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont [11] Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Chatsworth; Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles
As of 2024, the San Gabriel region has 67 parishes, 13 high schools, 49 elementary schools, four cemeteries, and a Spanish Mission. There are no Catholic hospitals or universities in this region. Bishop Brian Nunes currently serves as episcopal vicar for the region.
San Gabriel (Spanish for "St. Gabriel") is a city located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California. At the 2010 census , the population was 39,718. San Gabriel was founded by the Spanish in 1771, when Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was established by Saint Junípero Serra .
San Gabriel, covering East Los Angeles through the San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley. The region has 66 parishes, 13 Catholic high schools, 3 Catholic hospitals, 4 cemeteries, 2 parochial missions and 1 Spanish mission. As of 2023, Bishop Brian A. Nunes serves as the Episcopal Vicar.
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel was founded by Franciscan Father Junipero Serra, first head of the Spanish missions in California, on September 8, 1771. Its original location, called Mission Vieja, was near where San Gabriel Boulevard now crosses the Rio Hondo, which is also near the present day Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe. [11]
It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Junipero Serra. The city grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913. The city's motto is "A city with a Mission" and it is often called the "Birthplace" of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.