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Archdiocese of San Francisco

Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 29 July 1853
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 6,023 (2,326 Square Miles)
  • Description: San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties.
  • Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SFR
  • Official Web Site: http://www.sfarchdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA
  • Telephone: (415)614-5500
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
29 July 1853ErectedDiocese of Monterey Archdiocese of San Francisco (erected) (Area between the Colorado River and the Pacific Ocean, between Pueble San José and 42° lattitude)
27 September 1860Territory LostArchdiocese of San Francisco Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville (erected) (From the Diocese of Oregon to the Pacific, from the 39° lattitude to the Colorado River)
28 May 1886Territory LostDiocese of Grass Valley (suppressed)
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Diocese of Sacramento (erected)
1887Territory LostArchdiocese of San Francisco Vicariate Apostolic of Utah (erected)
13 January 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of San Francisco (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) Diocese of Oakland (erected)
13 January 1962Territory LostDiocese of Sacramento (Del Norte and Humboldt Counties)
Archdiocese of San Francisco (Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties)
Diocese of Santa Rosa (in California) (erected)
13 January 1962Territory LostDiocese of Sacramento (Calaveras, Toulumne, and Mono Counties)
Archdiocese of San Francisco (San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties)
Diocese of Stockton (erected)
13 January 1962Territory LostArchdiocese of San Francisco (Solano County) Diocese of Sacramento
27 January 1981Territory LostArchdiocese of San Francisco (Santa Clara) Diocese of San Jose in California (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950650,0003,000,00021.7%4833968797397362,374194ap1951
1966812,1862,413,00033.7%3864828689356442,216153ap1967
1970842,7602,521,70033.4%3705218919456612,060151ap1971
1976596,4002,542,65523.5%38353691964897401,657153ap1977
1980630,2742,694,20023.4%428530958657113881,617153ap1981
1990395,0001,600,00024.7%295264559706383261,085104ap1991
1999422,0001,700,00024.8%227206433974524782593ap2000
2000422,5001,760,29924.0%1941993931,0757525881490ap2001
2001422,5001,760,30024.0%1941903841,1007224982390ap2002
2002425,2101,744,05024.4%1931733661,1617322682190ap2003
2003425,2101,744,05024.4%2471704171,0196722580090ap2004
2004425,2101,744,05024.4%2731524251,0006220380190ap2005
2010444,0081,850,03524.0%2551624171,0647920769590ap2011
2012553,0001,801,00030.7%2361603961,3968719972590ap2015
2017441,7361,776,09524.9%2451584031,0968319556590ap2018
2020475,6001,912,50024.9%1911433341,4238217352792ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 175

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