Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento
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Particular Church
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of the Roman Catholic Church
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in the northern California
California
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region of the United States
United States
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. It comprises the counties of Siskiyou
Siskiyou County, California
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, Modoc
Modoc County, California
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, Trinity
Trinity County, California
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, Shasta
Shasta County, California
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, Lassen
Lassen County, California
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, Tehama
Tehama County, California
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, Plumas
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
, Glenn
Glenn County, California
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, Butte
Butte County, California
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, Sierra
Sierra County, California
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, Colusa
Colusa County, California
Colusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,419. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
, Sutter
Sutter County, California
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, Yuba
Yuba County, California
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, Nevada
Nevada County, California
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, Yolo
Yolo County, California
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, Placer
Placer County, California
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, Solano
Solano County, California
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, Sacramento
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....
, El Dorado
El Dorado County, California
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, and Amador
Amador County, California
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, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
. Also known as the See
Episcopal See
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of Sacramento, it is led by a bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
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who pastors the motherchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. It is the mother church and seat of Jaime Soto, the ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento. The Cathedral is located downtown at the intersection of 11th and K...
. Originally a major part of the defunct Grass Valley Diocese (which included several counties in northern California and Nevada), Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII
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established the present-day diocese on May 28, 1886.
Today, the See of Sacramento remains a ceremonial suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
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. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of Honolulu
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, Las Vegas
Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas
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, Oakland
Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern California. The diocese comprises Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area...
, Reno
Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno
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, Salt Lake City
Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City
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, San Jose
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...
, Santa Rosa
Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California
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and Stockton
Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Valley and Mother Lode region of California in the United States. It comprises the Counties of Alpine, Calaveras, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne...
.
The current Bishop of Sacramento is Jaime Soto
Jaime Soto
Jaime Soto, D.D. is an American prelate who currently serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento.-Early life and education:...
who was named coadjutor in October 2007 and succeeded Bishop William Weigand on Sunday November 30, 2008.
Demographics
Weekly mass count was about 136,500 in 2009. There were an estimated 800,000 Catholics in the area that did not attend mass regularly.Bishops
- Patrick ManoguePatrick ManoguePatrick Manogue was a miner '49er, pioneer priest and the founding Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, California.-Early life:...
(1886 – 1895) - Thomas GraceThomas Grace (California)Thomas Grace was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, in Sacramento, California.-Early life:...
(1896 – 1921) - Patrick Joseph James Keane (1922 – 1928)
- Robert John ArmstrongRobert John ArmstrongRobert John Armstrong, was the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, which encompassed 36 Northern California counties, and its longest serving ordinary. He was a prelate during Great Depression, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War...
(1929 – 1957) - Joseph Thomas McGuckenJoseph Thomas McGuckenJoseph Thomas McGucken was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sacramento and Archbishop of San Francisco .-Biography:...
(1957 – 1962) - Alden John BellAlden John BellAlden John Bell was a 20th century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in the state of California from 1962-1979...
(1962 – 1979) - Francis Anthony Quinn (1979 – 1993)
- William Keith WeigandWilliam WeigandWilliam Keith Weigand is an American Roman Catholic bishop, who served as the eighth Bishop of Sacramento in the U.S. state of California from 1993 to 2008. He previously served as the seventh Bishop of Salt Lake City and as a priest in the Diocese of Boise.-Episcopal appointments:Weigand was born...
(1993 – 2008) - Jaime SotoJaime SotoJaime Soto, D.D. is an American prelate who currently serves as Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento.-Early life and education:...
(2008 – )
Auxiliary Bishops
- Patrick Joseph James Keane (1920 – 1922)
- John Stephen CumminsJohn Stephen CumminsJohn Stephen Cummins is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Oakland from 1977 to 2003.-Early life and education:...
(1974 – 1977) - Alphonse GallegosAlphonse GallegosAlphonse Gallegos , OAR, was a Roman Catholic bishop who was declared a Servant of God in July 2008.-Early life:...
(1981 – 1991) - Richard John GarciaRichard John GarciaRichard John Garcia is an American Roman Catholic bishop. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the fourth ordinary bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California on December 19, 2006, and was installed at a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 30, 2007.-Episcopal...
(1997 – 2006)
High schools
- Christian Brothers High SchoolChristian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California)Christian Brothers High School High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Sacramento, California. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:...
, Sacramento - Cristo Rey High SchoolCristo Rey High School (Sacramento)Cristo Rey High School Sacramento is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Fruitridge Manor neighborhood of Sacramento, California. It is on McMahon Dr between Stockton Boulevard and 65th street. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:Cristo Rey HS opened in...
, Sacramento - Jesuit High School, Carmichael
- Mercy High SchoolMercy High School (Red Bluff, California)Mercy High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Red Bluff, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:...
, Red Bluff - St. Francis High SchoolSt. Francis High School (Sacramento, California)St. Francis High School, established in 1940, is a four-year, all-female college preparatory high school in Sacramento, California, USA. It is one of two Catholic high schools in Sacramento affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, and draws students from over fifty private and...
, Sacramento - St. Patrick-St. Vincent High SchoolSt. Patrick-St. Vincent High SchoolSt. Patrick-St. Vincent High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Vallejo, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.-Background:...
, Vallejo
Closed high schools
- Bishop Manogue High School, Sacramento (Closed after 1992-1993 school year). Merged with Christian Brothers High School to create a coed campus.
- Bishop Quinn High SchoolBishop Quinn High SchoolBishop Quinn High School was a small, private Catholic high school in Palo Cedro near Redding, California. The school is named after Bishop Francis Quinn, the diocese's bishop emeritus. The school was designed to serve the Catholic population of Shasta County, California.-History:The school was...
, Palo Cedro (closed after 2007-2008 school year) - Loretto High SchoolLoretto High SchoolLoretto High School was a small, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory school for young women in Sacramento, California. Although located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento the school was independent of the diocese. In 2005, Loretto High School celebrated its 50th anniversary. In June...
, Sacramento (closed after 2008-2009 school year) - St. Stephen AcademySt. Stephen Academy (Sacramento, California)St. Stephen Academy was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Sacramento, California. It was located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento and served the parish of St. Stephen the First Martyr.-Background:...
, Sacramento (closed after 2008-2009 school year)