Saint Callistus Catholic Church Information

The Christ Cathedral Music Ministry serves the vast, multicultural community of the Diocese of Orange - the 10th largest diocese in the United States. Choirs in three languages, two large organs, and a 52-bell carillon serves eleven weekly parish masses as well as Episcopal services specific to a Cathedral including Chrism Mass, Ordinations, and Diocesan gatherings throughout the year. In December of 2015, Dr. John A. Romeri was named the first Director of Music and Organist. John has developed both the Cathedral Music Program and founded the Christ Cathedral Concert Series, establishing the cathedral as a center for the arts in Orange County. The series features an annual "Christmas at the Cathedral" concert involving the entire music ministry and orchestra. The music staff also includes David L. Ball, Assistant Director of Music and Organist, Mr. Huy Doai Le, Director of Vietnamese Music Ministries, and Lauren McCaul, Cathedral Music Administrator. The Cathedral building (formerly the Crystal Cathedral) hosts the famed Hazel Wright Pipe Organ, the fifth-largest pipe organ in the world with 293 ranks and 17,106 pipes. It has been restored by the Ruffatti Pipe Organ Builders in Padua, Italy, and rededicated on May 15, 16 and 17, 2020. The Arboretum has its own wonderful organ, the "Fred Swann" Organ, a 1951, 4-manual, 82-rank Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ installed in 1996. It has 4,949 pipes and 6 Walker digital stops. Our Choirs include:The English Cathedral Choir (9:45 AM Sunday Mass)The Spanish Cathedral Choir (11:30 AM Sunday Mass)The Vietnamese Cathedral Choir (1:15 PM Mass, special occasions, Holy Week and Easter)The Sunday Evening Choir (5:15 PM Sunday Mass in English)The Diocesan Children's Choir (4:30 PM Saturday, usually the Second Saturday of the month)The Diocesan Choir (for special diocesan celebrations)Listen LIVE each Sunday at 9:40 AM PT"Music from the Tower" a radio program featuring the best of Sacred and Classical music airs each Saturday at 10 PM on AM-1000 or AM-930