Diocese of Oakland
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Diocese of Oakland Dioecesis Quercopolitana |
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| 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 |
| Parishes | 84 |
| Schools | 54 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 13, 1962 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Christ the Light |
| Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael C. Barber, SJ |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Salvatore J. Cordileone |
| Vicar General | George Mockel |
| Emeritus Bishops | John S. Cummins |
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| Website | |
| oakdiocese.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland (Latin: Dioecesis Quercopolitana) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern California. The diocese comprises Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Cathedral of Christ the Light serves as the bishop's seat, replacing the Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales which was demolished after the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989.
Once a part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Diocese of Oakland remains a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of San Francisco. Its fellow suffragans include the dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa and .
The patron saints of the Diocese of Oakland are the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Francis de Sales.
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