Bishop Gabino Zavala (b. September 7, 1951, Tijuana, Mexico) is a resigned auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Early life and priesthood
Born in Mexico, Bishop Zavala grew up in Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree from St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, California. Additionally, he earned a Licentiate in Canon Law from Catholic University in Washington, DC. He was ordained a priest on May 28, 1977. As a priest, he served as an associate pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in East Los Angeles, associate director of the Marriage Tribunal for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, professor of Canon Law and the rector of St. John's Seminary.
Episcopal career
Zavala was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on February 8, 1994 and received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Roger Mahony on March 19 of that year. He served as the auxiliary bishop and episcopal vicar of the San Gabriel Pastoral Region until his retirement. Bishop Zavala promoted restorative justice, opposed the death penalty, supported young people, and was a long-time supporter of immigration reform,.[1] Although he was sometimes considered orthodox in his beliefs, he had a long history of supporting controversial positions on homosexuality.[2]
Zavala was involved with a number of organizations: he was the bishop president of the U.S. section of Pax Christi, the international Catholic peace movement;[3] the Co-President of Interfaith Worker Justice, an organization committed to educating, mobilizing, and organizing the religious community to advocate for better wages and working conditions for low-wage workers; and served as the Episcopal advisor to the International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care (ICCPPC).[4] Also, he was an adjunct professor of Canon Law and Pastoral Theology in the graduate programs of Theology and Pastoral Theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Resignation
On January 4, 2012, Los Angeles archbishop José Gómez announced that the Vatican had accepted Zavala's resignation following the disclosure that Zavala is the father of two teenaged children.[5][6] The pope accepted the resignation under Code of Canon Law c. 401 §2.[7] In his announcement, Archbishop Gómez stated that Zavala disclosed the matter to him in early December 2011, that he had not been in ministry since, and that Zavala "will be living privately".[6] Gómez went on to state that the children – who remain unidentified – are minors living with their mother in another state, and that the archdiocese would assist the children with college costs.[6]
Legacy
Zavala emerged as a leading Catholic voice within the archdiocese and well beyond the southern California region on a wide range of social justice and human rights issues. He championed the needs of marginalized individuals, especially the poor, immigrants, incarcerated juvenile and adult offenders and condemned inmates. Through his leadership positions, he helped link the principles of Catholic social teaching to the work of promoting peace, conflict resolution and restorative justice. He was honored in 2004 by Death Penalty Focus for his statewide efforts to bring restorative justice reforms to the criminal justice system and to abolish the death penalty.[8] In May 2011 he was recognized as a 'giant of justice' by Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) for his social justice leadership at local and national levels.[9]
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Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Bishop of Monterey |
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Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles |
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Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego |
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Archbishops of Los Angeles |
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Auxiliary bishops, current |
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Auxiliary bishops, former |
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Priests who became bishops |
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Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Archdiocese |
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Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region |
- Deanery 13 (Westside)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades
- St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica
- St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City
- St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, Brentwood
- St. Timothy Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills
- St. Ambrose Church, West Hollywood
- Saint Victor Catholic Church, West Hollywood
- Deanery 14 (Central LA/Hollywood)
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood
- Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles
- Christ the King Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- St. Basil Catholic Church, Wilshire
- St. Brendan Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- Deanery 15 (Downtown/South)
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
- Precious Blood Catholic Church,Los Angeles
- St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- St. Patrick Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- St. Vincent de Paul Church, Los Angeles
- Deanery 16 (South LA/Inglewood):
- St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood
- St. Odilia Church, Los Angeles
- Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- Spanish Mission
- La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles Note: This is not a Spanish Mission, but rather, a parish church.
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San Fernando
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San Gabriel
Pastoral Region |
- Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace):
- All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles
- Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra)
- All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena
- St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena
- Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel
- Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente):
- Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia
- Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut):
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San Pedro
Pastoral Region |
- Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood):
- Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk):
- Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada
- Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro)
- American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach
- SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington
- Deanery 20 (Long Beach):
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Santa Barbara
Pastoral Region |
- Deanery 1 (Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Maria)
- La Purisima Mission, Lompoc
- Mission Santa Inés, Solvang
- Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara)
- Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara
- Deanery 3 (Oxnard, Ventura, Ojai, Fillmore, Santa Paula)
- Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura
- Deanery 4 (Simi Valley, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Camarillo):
- Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Camarillo
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Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Archdiocese |
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Our Lady of the Angels
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- Universities and colleges
- Loyola Marymount University
- Mount St. Mary's University
- High schools
- Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, Harvard Heights
- Cathedral HS (Boys)
- Immaculate Heart HS, Los Feliz (Girls)
- Loyola HS, Harvard Heights (Boys)
- Marymount HS, Bel Air (Girls)
- Notre Dame Acad. (Girls)
- St. Bernard HS, Playa del Rey
- St. Mary's Acad., Inglewood (Girls)
- St. Monica Catholic HS, Santa Monica
- Verbum Dei HS, Watts (Boys)
- High schools, closed
- Daniel MS, Los Angeles
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San Fernando
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- Universities and colleges:
- High schools
- Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank
- Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills
- Chaminade HS, West Hills
- Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino
- Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge
- Holy Family HS, Glendale
- Louisville HS, Woodland Hills
- Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks
- Paraclete HS, Lancaster
- Providence HS, Burbank
- St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge
- St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City
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San Gabriel
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- Universities and colleges:
- High schools
- Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra
- St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora
- Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente
- Damien HS, La Verne
- Salesian HS, Los Angeles
- Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello
- La Salle College Prep., Pasadena
- Mayfield Senior, Pasadena
- St. Monica Acad., Montrose
- Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona
- San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel
- Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS)
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San Pedro
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- Universities and colleges
- Marymount College, Palos Verdes
- High schools
- St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower
- Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
- St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey
- Junipero Serra HS, Gardena
- St. Joseph High School, Lakewood
- St. Anthony HS, Long Beach
- Don Bosco HS, Rosemead
- Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro
- St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs
- Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance
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Santa Barbara
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Our Lady of the Angels
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San Fernando
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San Gabriel
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San Pedro
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Santa Barbara
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