Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Slawomir Szkredka will serve as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Monterey on a temporary basis following Bishop Daniel Garcia’s departure to lead the Diocese of Austin, Texas. "Let us unite as one diocesan family in prayer for Bishop Szkredka as he begins this ministry among us," it said. The Santa Barbara Pastoral Region Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. "We are praying for our brothers and sisters in the Monterey Diocese in this time of transition," Archbishop Gomez said in a Facebook post. The Diocese of Monterey covers four central coast counties -- Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Luis Obispo -- and serves close to 200,000 Catholics in 46 parishes and 18 schools.