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Diocese of Oakland

Dioecesis Quercopolitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Michael Charles Barber, S.J., Bishop
  • John Stephen Cummins, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 13 January 1962
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 3,798 (1,466 Square Miles)
  • Description: Alameda and Contra Costa counties
  • Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: OAK
  • Official Web Site: http://www.oakdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: 2121 Harrison St., Suite 100, Oakland, CA 94612-3788, USA
  • Telephone: (510)893-4711
  • Fax: 893-0945

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
13 January 1962ErectedArchdiocese of San Francisco (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) Diocese of Oakland (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1962329,0401,314,70025.0%1481372851,15417073687ap1967
1970342,0001,710,00020.0%181121931,77282ap1971*
1976345,9651,724,82920.1%15520035597453266284ap1977
1980390,0991,718,50022.7%1642293939923057760787ap1981
1990423,0371,909,87522.1%1551693241,3055839045890ap1991
1999496,1222,255,10022.0%1671002671,858762032089ap2000
2000510,1752,318,52222.0%187982851,7907824725889ap2001
2001429,4772,348,72318.3%199902891,4869023232589ap2002
2002429,4772,348,72318.3%2031103131,3729921834087ap2003
2003432,8902,433,95217.8%187992861,5139222935487ap2004
2004527,5662,453,76621.5%2111463571,47710930939987ap2005
2006529,8412,464,37921.5%1771002771,91210229546086ap2007
2011555,0002,589,32221.4%1871873741,48310894484ap2012
2013563,0002,625,00021.4%1801753551,58510152334283ap2014
2016575,0292,895,76119.9%1831813641,57911037233282ap2017
2019575,5002,896,93919.9%1731803531,63010336537282ap2020
2021581,3902,926,53519.9%1941843781,53812238428582ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 839, to Page 841

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