Matthew Elshoff

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Matthew Elshoff O.F.M. Cap.
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Titular Bishop of Lamzella
Church	Catholic
Archdiocese	Los Angeles
Appointed	July 18, 2023
Installed	September 26, 2023
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Lamzella
Orders
Ordination	June 18, 1982 by Timothy Manning
Consecration	September 26, 2023 by José Horacio Gómez, Gerald Eugene Wilkerson, and Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan
Personal details
Born	Matthew Gregory Elshoff (1955-09-24) September 24, 1955 (age 68) Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Parents	Calvin and Irene (née Molnar) Elshoff
Previous post(s)	President, St. Francis High School Provincial Minister, Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin, Our Lady of the Angels Province
Alma mater	St. Francis High School Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology California Family Center
Motto	Caritas Christi Urget Nos (The love of Christ impels us)
Coat of arms

Styles of Matthew Elshoff

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. (born September 24, 1955) is an American Catholic priest and Capuchin friar who has been serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California since 2023.^[1]

Biography

Early life

Matthew Elshoff was born on September 24, 1955, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the first of five children of Calvin and Irene (née Molnar) Elshoff.^[2] His family moved to Los Angeles when he was a child, and he attended St. Bede the Venerable Church and Elementary School in La Cañada, Flintridge. The school was operated by the Sisters of St. Louis, who encouraged Elshoff to consider becoming a priest. Elshoff then attended St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California, which was operated by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins). ^[3]^[4]

Having decided to enter the priesthood Elshoff joined the Capuchins in 1979. He entered their seminary at St. Albert's Priory in Oakland, California, professing solemn vows on September 22, 1979.^[1]^[5] ^[4]He continued his studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California, graduating in 1982 with degrees in theology and divinity. ^[3]

Priesthood

Elshoff was ordained a priest by Cardinal Timothy Manning for the Capuchin Order on June 18, 1982 at St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Canada.^[3]^[6]

After his 1982 ordination, the Capuchins assigned Elshoff as vocations director for his Capuchine province. After six year in this position, he spent a sabbatical year in Benito Juarez, Mexico, working as a missionary.^[7]

Returning to California, Elshoff then served as a teacher, chaplain, counselor, and president at St. Francis High School. During this time, he also earned a master's degree and license in marriage and family therapy in 1986 and 1990.^[5] He also served as the provincial minister for his province of Capuchins as well as novice master.^[7]

Elshoff received his first pastoral assignment in 2015 when the Capuchins sent him to serve as pastor at Old Mission Santa Inés Parish in Solvang, California.^[4] He was transferred in 2018 to become pastor at St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, when churches were closed, he walked through the neighborhood with a cross and a monstrance carrying the eucharist. ^[3]^[4]

Episcopacy

On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Elshoff as an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Lamzella.^[1]^[8] Archbishop José Gómez consecrated him as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, with Auxiliary Bishops Gerald Wilkerson and Alejandro Aclan serving as co-consecrators. ^[6]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ "Obituary information for Eldred Calvin Elshoff". www.cabotandsons.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Meet the quadruplets: Pope Francis names four new auxiliary bishops for LA". Angelus. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New LA bishop: Matthew Elshoff, educator with a missionary heart". Angelus. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ ^a ^b "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Los Angeles | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Matthew Gregory Elshoff [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^ ^a ^b West, Capuchins (2015-01-29). "Fr. Matt Elshoff Called to Mexico". Capuchin Franciscans. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
^ "Pope picks four LA County priests to become auxiliary bishops". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 18, 2023.

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 2023–present	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

v t e Bishops of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Bishop of Two Californias	Francisco García Diego y Moreno
Bishop of Monterey	Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Bishops of Monterey–Los Angeles	Thaddeus Amat y Brusi Francisco Mora y Borrell George Thomas Montgomery Thomas James Conaty John Joseph Cantwell
Bishop of Los Angeles–San Diego	John Joseph Cantwell
Archbishops of Los Angeles	John Joseph Cantwell James Francis Cardinal McIntyre Timothy Cardinal Manning Roger Cardinal Mahony José Horacio Gómez
Auxiliary bishops, current	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Marc Vincent Trudeau Albert Bahhuth Matthew Elshoff Brian Nunes Slawomir Szkredka
Auxiliary bishops, former	Juan Alfredo Arzube Alden John Bell Stephen Blaire Robert Barron Joseph Brennan Thomas John Curry Edward W. Clark Joseph Patrick Dougherty Carl Anthony Fisher William Robert Johnson William Levada Joseph Thomas McGucken Donald William Montrose Manuel Duran Moreno David O'Connell Armando Xavier Ochoa Sylvester Donovan Ryan Alexander Salazar Joseph Martin Sartoris Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda Oscar Azarcon Solis John J. Ward Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Gabino Zavala George Patrick Ziemann
Priests who became bishops	Michael Patrick Driscoll Justin Rigali
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
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 St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Patrick Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Vincent de Paul Church 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.)
San Fernando Pastoral Region	Deanery 5 (West San Fernando Valley) Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge Our Lady of the Valley, Canoga Park St. Bernardine of Siena Church, Woodland Hills St. Bridget of Sweden Catholic Church, Van Nuys St. Catherine of Siena Church, Reseda St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church and School, Encino St. Euphrasia, Granada Hills St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks St. John Eudes Church, Chatsworth St. John the Baptist de la Salle Church, Granada Hills St. Joseph the Worker Church, Winnetka St. Mel, Woodland Hills Deanery 6 (Crescenta Valley, Glendale and Eagle Rock) Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank) Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima Jesus Sacred Heart Syriac Catholic Church, North Hollywood Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Pacoima Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale) Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster
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)
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 Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro) American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach)
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 Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 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

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Archdiocese	Seminaries St. John's Seminary
Our Lady of the Angels Pastoral Region	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
San Fernando Pastoral Region	High schools Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge 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 High schools, closed Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Holy Family HS, Glendale
San Gabriel Pastoral Region	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)
San Pedro Pastoral Region	High schools St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower 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 Universities and colleges, closed Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools, closed Queen of Angels Acad., Compton
Santa Barbara Pastoral Region	Universities and colleges St. John's Seminary, Camarillo Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula High schools Bishop García Diego HS, Santa Barbara La Reina HS, Thousand Oaks St. Bonaventure HS, Ventura St. Joseph HS, Santa Maria Santa Clara HS, Oxnard Villanova Prep., Ojai

Hospitals and cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Our Lady of the Angels
Pastoral Region

Hospitals	Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica
Cemeteries	Crypt Mausoleum of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City