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Precious Blood Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church and parish in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region. The church is located one block north of Lafayette Park at 435 South Occidental Boulevard in the Westlake section of Los Angeles, California. The current Italian Romanesque church structure was dedicated in 1926. ==History== The formation of the Precious Blood parish was announced in 1923 by Los Angeles Bishop John J. Cantwell.〔 An initial church, built in the Gothic style at a cost of $10,000, was dedicated in May 1924 on Third Street between Coronado and Carondolet Avenues. Bishop John J. Cantwell presided at the dedication, and Father Michael O'Halloran became the first pastor.〔 The second and current church building on Occidental was dedicated in November 1926.〔 This second church was built 3 years after the first. It may have left the parish or Archdiocese in serious debt. Father O'Halloran remained the pastor at Precious Blood for more than 40 years. The church became a meeting place for parish meetings. In 1950's a new Parish Hall was built as a more appropriate place for parish functions. The hall features the main and small hall, kitchen, restrooms and an upstairs room. It was at Precious Blood Parish Hall where the St. Vincent Meals on Wheel began. A new school building could have also been built for future students to replace the old house. At the time the school only housed four grades and the group of nuns on the second floor. In the 1980s the parish was led by the highly popular Rev. Fr. John J. Fallon. His associate was Rev. Fr. Nobleza. He was most proud of the school's reputaion to California state officials during their visit in 1987. The current Pastor Rev. Manuel Gacad was installed by Bishop Edward Clark in 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Friend and Disciples USA )〕 According to 2002 census data, the 24-block area served by the church had 49,681 residents, 61% of whom were Hispanic, 26% Asian/Pacific, 6% White, and 5% Black.〔 In 2005, the small, grinning devil located on a stairwell to the church's organ loft was featured in a photographic exhibition depicting Los Angeles's historic religious sanctuaries at the Skirball Cultural Center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Precious Blood Catholic Church (Los Angeles)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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