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The Diocese of Sacramento is a
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in the northern
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. The diocese's
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is Sacramento, it is led by a
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who pastors the
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of the diocese, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Originally a major part of the defunct Grass Valley Diocese (which included several counties in northern California and Nevada), the present-day diocese was established by Pope Leo XIII on May 28, 1886. The Diocese of Sacramento is a
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in the
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of the metropolitan
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. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of
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and Stockton. The current bishop of Sacramento is
Jaime Soto Jaime Soto (born December 31, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in Northern California since 2007. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Dioces ...
, who was named
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in October 2007 and succeeded Bishop William Weigand on Sunday November 30, 2008.


Territory

The Diocese of Sacramento contains the counties of Siskiyou,
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Bishops

The lists of bishops and their terms of service:


Bishops of Sacramento

#
Patrick Manogue Patrick Manogue (May 28, 1831 – February 27, 1895) was an Irish-born prelate of the Catholic Church in America. He served as the founding bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1886 until his death in 1895. He previously ...
(1886–1895) #
Thomas Grace Thomas Grace may refer to: * Thomas Grace (Archdeacon of Ardfert) (1770–1848), Irish priest * Thomas Grace (Archdeacon of Marlborough) (fl. 1873–1890), Anglican priest in New Zealand, son of the above * Thomas Grace (bishop of Sacramento) (1846 ...
(1896–1921) #
Patrick Joseph James Keane Patrick Joseph James Keane (January 6, 1872 – September 1, 1928) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1922 until his death in 1928. Keane previously serv ...
(1922–1928) # Robert John Armstrong (1929–1957) #
Joseph Thomas McGucken Joseph Thomas McGucken (March 13, 1902 – October 6, 1983) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (1941–1955), coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Diocese of Sa ...
(1957–1962), appointed
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Alden John Bell Alden John Bell (July 11, 1904 – August 28, 1982) was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1962 to 1979. Biography Early life Alden John Bel ...
(1962–1980) # Francis Anthony Quinn (1979–1993) # William Keith Weigand (1993–2008) #
Jaime Soto Jaime Soto (born December 31, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in Northern California since 2007. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Dioces ...
(2008–present)


Coadjutor bishops

* Joseph Thomas McGucken (1955-1957) * Jaime Soto (2007-2008)


Auxiliary bishops

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Patrick Joseph James Keane Patrick Joseph James Keane (January 6, 1872 – September 1, 1928) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1922 until his death in 1928. Keane previously serv ...
(1920–1922), appointed Bishop of Sacramento *
John Stephen Cummins John Stephen Cummins (born March 3, 1928) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 1977 to 2003 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California f ...
(1974–1977), appointed
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* Alphonse Gallegos,
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(1981–1991) *
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(1997–2006), appointed Bishop of Monterey in California * Myron Joseph Cotta (2014–2018), appointed Bishop of Stockton


Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

* Richard Brendan Higgins, appointed auxiliary bishop of the US military in 2004


Churches

The Diocese of Sacramento has more than 150 parish and mission churches spread over 20 counties. A list of these churches is found at
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento. The diocese consists of 12 deaneries covering 20 counties in northwest California and includes the cities of Sacramento, Vallejo, Redding, ...
.


Education

the diocese had about 13,000 pupils in its schools.


High schools

* Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento * Cristo Rey High School, Sacramento * Jesuit High School, Carmichael * Mercy High School, Red Bluff * St. Francis High School, Sacramento *
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Vallejo, in the U.S. state of California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento. Background St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School's long history be ...
, 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 School Bishop 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 ...
, Palo Cedro (closed after 2007–2008 school year) *
Loretto High School Loretto 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 Hig ...
, Sacramento (closed after 2008–2009 school year) *St. Stephen Academy, Sacramento (closed after 2008–2009 school year)


Closed seminaries

*St. Pius X Minor Seminary,
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(1955-1961) then
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Media

The Diocese of Sacramento owns Radio Santísimo Sacramento, which operates
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in Sacramento and
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in Oroville.


Reports of sex abuse

In April 2019, the Diocese of Sacramento provided the names of 46 priests and deacons who were credibly accused of sexually abusing 130 minors and adults, ages 25 or younger, from 1950 to 2019. From May to December 2019, the Diocese of Sacramento provided numerous documents to California State Attorney
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in preparation for a series of pending lawsuits which are expected to be filed after a new California law which will temporarily remove the statute of limitations goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The Diocese of Sacramento is one of six Catholic dioceses throughout the state of California which is expected to be subpoenaed in the upcoming lawsuits.


See also

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* Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco *
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(including archdioceses) *
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(including archdioceses) *
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Sacramento Chinese Catholic Community The Sacramento Chinese Catholic Community (SCCC) (沙加緬度華人天主教團體) is the only group of Chinese people, Chinese Catholics (Roman Rite) in the Diocese of Sacramento, California. The community members embrace both the Catholic faith ...


References

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External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento official website
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