Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Pacific Palisades
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Corpus Christi Catholic Church was a Catholic church in Pacific Palisades, California. It was destroyed in January 2025 during the Palisades Fire.
History
The church was built in the 1950s and served the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, between Santa Monica and Malibu, on the western side of Los Angeles County. The church was organized by "Fr. Richard Cotter, a buoyant Irishman from Cork and the director of the Catholic Youth Organization."{{Cite web |last=Whelan |first=Dr. Patrick J. |date=2025-01-16 |title=Prayers for Pacific Palisades |url=https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/prayers-pacific-palisades |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Commonweal Magazine |language=en}} The congregation originally met in the local YMCA. The church building was constructed in the 1960s, in line with Father Cotter's vision of an "enormous, modernist, parabolic brick structure. He liked to say it was like the extended arms of the Lord, welcoming parishioners into...'the body of Christ.'"
It was the parish church for several celebrities.{{Cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades destroyed in fire |url=https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/corpus-christi-fire/}} Corpus Christi was under the authority of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/science/catholic-church-school-destroyed-pacific-palisades-wildfire|title=Catholic church, school destroyed in Pacific Palisades wildfire|first=Timothy J.|last=Burger|website=www.ncronline.org}}
On January 8, 2025, the church was destroyed during the Palisades Fire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/palisades-fire-corpus-christi-church/3598227/|title=Palisades Fire destroys Corpus Christi church in Pacific Palisades|first=N. B. C.|last=Staff • •|date=January 8, 2025}} According to an image shared by Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the only remaining part of the church following the fire was a steel frame.{{Cite web |last=CNA |title=Wildfires in Los Angeles area level church, force school closures |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/261457/wildfires-in-los-angeles-area-level-church-forces-school-closures |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en}} The affiliated parish school was damaged in the fire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.osvnews.com/2025/01/08/la-palisades-fire-destroys-corpus-christi-catholic-church-damages-school/|title=LA Palisades Fire destroys Corpus Christi Catholic Church, damages school - OSV News|first=Pablo|last=Kay|date=January 8, 2025|website=www.osvnews.com}}
See also
References
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Category:Burned religious buildings and structures in the United States
Category:Collapsed buildings and structures in the United States
Category:Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Category:Roman Catholic churches completed in the 1950s
Category:Roman Catholic churches in Los Angeles
Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires