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Mekus Tanager was hired by the Diocese of Orange, after a design-competition, because their designs best reflected the overall vision of Catholic Cemeteries for Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange, California.  The final master plan provided for four key areas of development, including:

- A 5200 crypt chapel and mausoleum complex

- A wall and lawn crypt garden incorporating 2,300 wall crypts, 1600 niches, 1600 lawn crypts

- A new administration building

-A new field operations center

The design is based on a Mediterranean-California style to complement the surrounding community.  The site is a long, narrow, hilly location over-looking the valley and the mountains beyond.