Ian Edward Holland

Ian Holland Obituary

MSGR. IAN EDWARD HOLLAND Sept. 29, 1923 - Nov. 26, 2002 Monsignor Ian Edward Holland, long-time Pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Culver City, CA, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2002, in Los Angeles, CA. Msgr. Holland had a great love for sailing, playing the church organ, and listening to the church choir. Msgr. was an accomplished organist and sailor. Holland graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles in 1942 and the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, in 1946. He entered the Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Trappist, KY, in May of 1950. After a two year postulancy he was sent to The Abbey of Our Lady of Genesee in Piffard, NY. He was ordained as a Trappist priest in 1958. He left the Order in 1967 after 17 years of service and joined the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. In 1983 he was appointed Pastor at St. Augustine's Church in Culver City, CA, and in 1992, he was made a Monsignor and continued to serve at St. Augustine until his retirement in July of 1995, when he assumed the title of "Pastor Emeritus." Msgr. Holland was preceded in death by his parents, Annette and Harry Lee Holland; sister, Joanne Holland Barton; niece, Deirdre Sullivan Motley; nephew, Hugh Barton; and cousin, Johnny MacIntosh, and Danalda MacIntosh. He is survived by his sister, Marylee Holland Sullivan; 12 nieces and nephews; John J. Sullivan, Jr., Ann T. Sullivan Whitehurst, Eileen Sullivan McCallin, Jennifer Sullivan Rohrbaugh, Owen Sullivan, Margaret Sullivan Durando, Kathleen Sullivan Lynch, Lucy Sullivan, Brian Sullivan, Daniel Barton, Allison Barton MacLourie, and Andrew Barton. He is also survived by 35 grandnieces and grandnephews. He was a fixture at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Fresno, CA, for Thanksgiving day Services for many years Remembrances may be made to St. Augustine Catholic Church and Loyola High School, (Los Angeles.) A Vigil will be held at St. Augustine Catholic Church, on Monday, December 2, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Culver City, CA, by His Eminence, Cardinal Roger M. Mahoney and Most Reverend Bishop Stephen Blair, (Bishop of Stockton) on Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, CA, Gates Kingsley Gates Smith Salsbury directing (310) 837-7121.

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Published by Fresno Bee on Dec. 1, 2002.

Memories and Condolences
for Ian Holland

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Jesse Douglas Wilson

February 20, 2023

I understood from another pastor that Msgr. Holland has made significant church theology, and though it could possibly be a category for sainthood, Father Holland that I met was more concern about the welfare of the homeless (30 years ago before the politicians talked about it).

Rick Hernandez

October 20, 2020

I knew him when he was Father Ian. He served as an associate priest at my parish ( St. Victors ) in West Hollywood, California back in the 1970 's. Having served as an alter boy back in the mid sixties at that parish and having served with many different priests father Ian and Father George Bresslin were my favorites. I will always cherish one particular early evening when I happened to hear from the church, the playing of the churches beautiful pipe organ. I was so taken by its incredible music I was helplessly drawn into the church. As I made my way up the stairs to the choir loft I found Father Ian playing that beautiful pipe organ. He smiled at me and continued playing then as he concluded that particular piece he turned to me and said, " Rick...would you like to hear a really beautiful piece of music? " I said of course " absolutely...yes please " he then played for me, " Sheep May Safely Graze " by Johann Sebastian Bach. Thank you, Father Ian for being such a wonderful man and sweet soul. By the way, whenever I hear that piece of music fond memories of that experience shared by us always makes me smile along with tears that follow. I honestly miss you. Rest easy until we meet again I pray.

Wayne Gomes

December 13, 2002

Msgr. Ian was a wonderful man and priest. I enjoyed visiting him on numerous occasions, and was lucky enough to go sailing with him on his boat. I will miss his homilies at the Thanksgiving Day masses in Fresno, when he would come to visit the Sullivan Family. May his memory be eternal.

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