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Saint Victor
Saint Victor Catholic Church
34°05′25″N 118°22′51″W / 34.09031°N 118.38085°W / 34.09031; -118.38085
Location8634 Holloway Drive, West Hollywood, California
Country  USA
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website saintvictor.org
Administration
Division Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region
Diocese Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Clergy
Archbishop José H. Gomez
Bishop(s) Edward W. Clark
Priest(s)Jeremiah Murphy

Saint Victor Catholic Church, located at 8634 Holloway Drive, is a Roman Catholic church in West Hollywood, California. [1]

History

The parish was founded in 1906. [2] It has served many different parishioners: oilmen and railway workers, film industry figures, post- World War II families, gay men, etc. [2] From 1992 to 1994, Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer lived in the church. [3] The funeral for John Edward 'Jack' Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan, was held at this church. [4]

The adjacent St Victor's school closed in the 1970s and its building is leased to a private, non-sectarian school, the Pacific Hills School. [2]

Use as a movie filming location

The exterior of the church is used in Ben & Arthur.

References

  1. ^ Official website, About Our Church
  2. ^ a b c James Ricci, After 100 Years, Still a Beacon, The Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2006
  3. ^ Donal Godfrey, Gays and Grays: The Story of the Gay Community at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish in San Francisco, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2008, p. 111 [1]
  4. ^ "Seeing Stars: St. Victor's Church". www.seeing-stars.com. Retrieved 2020-07-07.