Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno

Diocese of Fresno

Dioecesis Fresnensis
St. John's Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, and Tulare
Ecclesiastical provinceLos Angeles
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
2,906,023
1,200,000 (41.3%)
Parishes89
Congregations41
Schools38 (Pre-School, Elementary, Middle, and High School)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedOctober 6, 1967[1]
CathedralSaint John the Baptist Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Therese of Lisieux (Primary),
St. Columba (Secondary)[2]
Secular priests179 (Diocesan and Religious)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Vincent Brennan
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Gómez
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Salvador Gonzalez, V.G.
Bishops emeritusArmando Xavier Ochoa
Map
Website
dioceseoffresno.org

The Diocese of Fresno (Latin: Dioecesis Fresnensis is a diocese of the Latin Church in the Central Valley of California in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

As of 2023, the bishop of the Diocese of Fresno is Joseph Brennan. Since 1922, the diocesan see has been in the City of Fresno with the cathedra at St. John's Cathedral.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Fresno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ https://dioceseoffresno.org/patroness/ [bare URL]