Bishop García Diego High School (BGDHS) is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Santa Barbara, California. Established in 1959, the school is named for Bishop Francisco García Diego y Moreno, the first bishop of the Diocese of the Two Californias.^[2]

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Bishop García Diego High School
Location
4000 La Colina Road Santa Barbara , California 93110-1496 United States
Coordinates	34°26′41″N 119°45′32″W
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Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Via, Veritas, Vita (Latin: "The Way, The Truth, The Life")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1959
Authority	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
President	Karen Regan
Principal	Jacqueline Quiñones Sienkowski, JD
Faculty	40
Grades	9—12
Enrollment	273 (2021)
Average class size	18
Student to teacher ratio	11:1
Color(s)	Red and White
Athletics conference	CIF Southern Section Tri-County Athletic Association
Nickname	Cardinals
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges; California Association of Independent Schools; Western Catholic Educators Association[1]
Website	Bishop García Diego High School

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Bishop García Diego High School traces its roots to Dolores School, an all-girls Catholic high school that opened in 1914 in downtown Santa Barbara. The school was renamed Notre Dame High School in the early 1920s and became co-educational as The Santa Barbara Catholic High School in 1940. In 1959, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles assumed sponsorship of the school, moving it to its present location at the base of San Marcos Pass and renaming it after California's first bishop, Bishop Francisco García Diego y Moreno.