Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento

Diocese of Sacramento

Diœcesis Sacramentensis

Diócesis de Sacramento
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritorySiskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Glenn, Butte, Sierra, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Yolo, Placer, Solano, Sacramento, El Dorado, and Amador counties in Northern California
Ecclesiastical provinceSan Francisco
Coordinates38°33′32″N 121°29′09″W / 38.5589°N 121.4857°W / 38.5589; -121.4857
Statistics
Area110,325 km2 (42,597 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
3,550,864
987,727 (27.8%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1886
CathedralCathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Patron saintOur Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Patrick[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaime Soto
Metropolitan ArchbishopSalvatore J. Cordileone
Auxiliary BishopsReynaldo Bersabal
Bishops emeritusWilliam Weigand
Map
Website
scd.org

The Diocese of Sacramento (Latin: Diœcesis Sacramentensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The mother church of the Diocese of Sacramento is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento. The diocese was established by Pope Leo XIII on May 28, 1886. The current bishop, as of 2023, is Jaime Soto.[2]

  1. ^ "Our Patron Saints | Diocese of Sacramento".
  2. ^ "Bishop Jaime Soto [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.