Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California
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Diocese of Monterey in California Dioecesis Montereyensis in California |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz, California, Region XI, United States |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| Metropolitan | Monterey, California |
| Population - Catholics |
190,000 (19.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | April 27, 1840, reestablished October 6, 1967 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo |
| Patron saint |
Our Lady of Bethlehem Saint Charles Borromeo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Richard John Garcia Bishop of Monterey in California |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
José Gómez Archbishop of Los Angeles |
| Emeritus Bishops | Sylvester Donovan Ryan |
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| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California (Latin: Dioecesis Montereyensis in California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the United States of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Central Coast region of California. It comprises Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz counties.
The diocese is led by an ordinary bishop; the bishop's cathedra is located at the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo, the mother church of the diocese, in Monterey, California. The diocese serves close to 200,000 Catholics in 46 parishes and 18 schools.
The history of the Catholic Church in Monterey began with the establishment on the shores of Monterey Bay of Mission San Carlos Borromeo in 1770 by Saint Junípero Serra, OFM. Father Serra moved the mission to Carmel the next year, which served as the headquarters of the chain of Spanish missions in California.
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