Cathedral High School was founded by Archbishop
John Joseph Cantwell as the first
Los Angeles Archdiocesan high school for boys in Fall 1925. The school was built on the site of
old Calvary Cemetery, where leading families of Los Angeles were buried until relocated at the turn of the 20th century. It is just northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Cathedral was the first high school for boys established by the Archdiocese. The
Christian Brothers have administered the school since its founding and In 1996, a historic agreement was reached with the Archdiocese allowing the school to operate as a private Lasallian institution. Cathedral's location allows for a view of the Los Angeles skyline and the new
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and adjacent to
Dodger Stadium in
Chávez Ravine and
Chinatown, Los Angeles, California.The school was designated
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument number 281 in 1984. The school athletics teams are nicknamed the Phantoms because of its location on the old cemetery.
Campus renovation Plans were announced in 2003 for a new building to house classrooms and the gym. The building was funded mainly by donations. Construction began in 2005 with the demolition of the old, sixty-five-year-old gym and was complete in 2007. The new building houses items from the previous building, including the old scoreboard and wood floor. In 2023, their old track and field had been replaced with new grass and rubber ahead of the upcoming 100th year anniversary. ==Filming==