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Diocese of Fresno

Dioecesis Fresnensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Joseph Vincent Brennan, Bishop
  • Armando Xavier Ochoa, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 6 October 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 91,268 (35,252 Square Miles)
  • Description: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, and Tulare Counties.
  • Conference Region: XI (CA, HI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: FRS
  • Official Web Site: https://dioceseoffresno.org/
  • Mailing Address: Pastoral Center, 1550 N. Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93703-3788, USA
  • Telephone: (559)488-7400
  • Fax: 488-7464

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
6 October 1967SplitDiocese of Monterey-Fresno Diocese of Fresno
Diocese of Monterey in California (Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1970272,3001,203,65522.6%125411661,6406232884ap1971
1976291,2801,300,00022.4%104451491,9546319984ap1977
1990336,5491,798,50018.7%116461622,07736115286ap1991
1991330,41686dw
1999349,6332,263,15015.4%108321402,4975412384ap2000
2000338,9782,290,85014.8%106371432,37054113384ap2001
2001360,5742,324,65015.5%129371662,17294112185ap2002
2002338,0402,404,75014.1%134311652,04893413286ap2003
2003581,0002,327,27225.0%129311603,631303713786ap2004
2004581,0002,431,85323.9%136331693,437313512086ap2005
2006581,0002,584,89422.5%134331673,479323312186ap2007
20091,074,9442,756,26639.0%132381706,323453911489ap2010
20101,084,0002,778,00039.0%127391666,530464011289ap2011
20131,108,0002,842,00039.0%127451726,44162469189ap2014
20161,200,0002,906,02341.3%149301796,703553112289ap2017
20191,208,3502,926,20041.3%126331597,599703312087ap2020
20211,232,5302,985,80041.3%124451697,293924610387ap2022

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 60, Page 185, to Page 187

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