Diocese of Oakland Diœcesis Quercopolitana | |
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 Cathedral of Christ the Light | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,467 sq mi (3,800 km2) |
| Population - Catholics | 550,000[1] |
| Parishes | 84 |
| Schools | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 13, 1962 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Christ the Light |
| Patron saint | Mary, Queen of the World, Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael C. Barber |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Salvatore J. Cordileone |
| Vicar General | George Mockel |
| Bishops emeritus | John S. Cummins |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| oakdiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Oakland (Latin: Diœcesis Quercopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco.
The Diocese of Oakland comprises Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. Its patron saints are Mary, mother of Jesus and Francis de Sales.[2]
The diocese filed for bankruptcy in May 2023 due to the cost of lawsuits by victims of child sex abuse by the diocese's clergy.
- ^ Clark, Monica (May 22, 2013). "New Oakland bishop inherits huge debt, frustrated clergy". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "Diocese of Oakland | St Margaret Mary".