St. Cecilia Catholic Church (Los Angeles)
| St. Cecilia Catholic Church | |
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| Location | 4230 South Normandie Ave., Los Angeles, California |
| Country |
 USA
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stcecilia-la.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Dedicated | Church building dedicated November 20, 1927 |
| Consecrated | May 1943 |
| Relics held | Relics of St. Cecilia sealed in altar |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ross Montgomery |
| Style | Lombard Romanesque |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
Coordinates: 34°00′20″N 118°17′59″W / 34.00556°N 118.29972°W
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish in the Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The church is located at 4230 South Normandie Avenue in the South Los Angeles section of Los Angeles, California USA. The Lombard Romanesque church was built in 1927.
St. Cecilia's was established as a new parish serving southern Los Angeles in 1909. The original parish church, located on Normandie Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, was dedicated in August 1910. The first pastor of St. Cecilia's was the Rev. Paul Dillon.
In December 1919, Reverend Edward H. Brady took over as the pastor at St. Cecilia's. During the 1920s, Father Brady led the effort to construct a new church to house the parish. Plans for the new church were approved in March 1926, and the cost was estimated at approximately $225,000.
The new church was dedicated in November 1927 with Bishop John Joseph Cantwell celebrating the dedication Mass.
In May 1943, St. Cecilia's was consecrated by Bishop Joseph T. McGucken, making it only the third church in Los Angeles to be consecrated. (The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana and St. Vincent being the first two.) Relics from the tomb of Saint Cecilia in Rome were sealed in a niche of the altar during the ceremony.
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