Our Communties

The Old Catholic Diocese of the Pacific is dedicated to serving spiritual needs in California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii with compassion and commitment.

The Community of Restored Hope

The Community of Restored Hope (CRH) is our religious order, rooted in Franciscan principles of service and love. Based on Southern California, with professed members in Arizona and California, the Community aims to serve the marginalized through service and contemplative prayer.

The Chapel of St. Maximilian Kolbe

The Chapel of St. Maximilian Kolbe is a welcoming, inclusive community based in Pasadena, California. St. Max Kolbe is currently sharing space with Trinity Lutheran Church in Pasadena, and offers services there and for Dignity San Fernando Valley and Dignity Los Angeles.

Seminary of the Sacred Heart

Coming in November 2024, the Seminary of the Sacred Heart is an inclusive, welcoming seminary to prepare candidates for ordination or ministerial life in the Church. We are a religiously exempt institution in California, offering Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degrees leading to ordination or certification as a lay ecclesial minister.

St. Vibiana Circle

Focusing on Housing Justice, the St. Vibiana Circle gathers monthly to engage in solution-based conversations about both broad and specific issues facing Los Angeles and surrounding communities. St. Vibiana, herself displaced several times across two millennia, inspires the conversation for housing justice and stability.