Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is an ecclesiastical territory or particular church of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises the counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Glenn, Butte, Sierra, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Yolo, Placer, Solano, Sacramento, El Dorado, and Amador, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California. Also known as the See of Sacramento, it is led by a bishop who pastors the mother church of the diocese, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Originally a major part of the defunct Grass Valley Diocese (which included several counties in northern California and Nevada), the present-day diocese was established by Pope Leo XIII on May 28, 1886.

Diocese of Sacramento

Dioecesis Sacramentensis

Diócesis de Sacramento
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
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
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
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJaime Soto
Metropolitan ArchbishopSalvatore J. Cordileone
Bishops emeritusWilliam Weigand
Map
Website
diocese-sacramento.org

Today, the See of Sacramento remains a ceremonial suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Reno, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton.

The current Bishop of Sacramento is Jaime Soto, who was named coadjutor in October 2007 and succeeded Bishop William Weigand on Sunday November 30, 2008.[1]

From May to December 2019, the Diocese of San Jose provided numerous documents to California State Attorney Xavier Becerra in preparation for a series of pending lawsuits which are expected to be filed after a new California law which will temporarily remove the statute of limitations goes into effect on January 1, 2020.[2][3] The Diocese of San Jose is one of six Catholic dioceses throughout the state of California which is expected to be subpoenaed in the upcoming lawsuits.[2][3]

Bishops

The lists of bishops and their terms of service:

Bishops of Sacramento
  1. Patrick Manogue (1886–1895)
  2. Thomas Grace (1896–1921)
  3. Patrick Joseph James Keane (1922–1928)
  4. Robert John Armstrong (1929–1957)
  5. Joseph Thomas McGucken (1957–1962), appointed Archbishop of San Francisco
  6. Alden John Bell (1962–1980)
  7. Francis Anthony Quinn (1979–1993)
  8. William Keith Weigand (1993–2008)
  9. Jaime Soto (2008–present)

Coadjutor bishops
  • Joseph Thomas McGucken (1955-1957)
  • Jaime Soto (2007-2008)

Auxiliary bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Churches

The Diocese of Sacramento has more than 150 parish and mission churches spread over 20 counties. A list of these churches is found at List of chuches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.

High schools

Closed high schools
  • Bishop Manogue High School, Sacramento (Closed after 1992–1993 school year). Merged with Christian Brothers High School to create a coed campus.
  • Bishop Quinn High School, Palo Cedro (closed after 2007–2008 school year) [4]
  • Loretto High School, Sacramento (closed after 2008–2009 school year)
  • St. Stephen Academy, Sacramento (closed after 2008–2009 school year)

Reports of sex abuse

In April 2019, the Diocese of Sacramento provided the names of 46 priests and deacons who were credibly accused of sexually abusing 130 minors adults, ages 25 or younger, from 1950 to 2019.[5] From May to December 2019, the Diocese of Sacramento provided numerous documents to California State Attorney Xavier Becerra in preparation for a series of pending lawsuits which are expected to be filed after a new California law which will temporarily remove the statute of limitations goes into effect on January 1, 2020.[2][3] The Diocese of San Jose is one of six Catholic dioceses throughout the state of California which is expected to be subpoenaed in the upcoming lawsuits.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Transfer of crozier from Bishop Weigand to Bishop Soto, Nov. 30, 2008".
  2. https://ktla.com/2019/12/10/half-of-californias-catholic-dioceses-to-be-subpoenaed-in-priest-abuse-inquiry/
  3. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/11/california-catholic-dioceses-subpoenas-sexual-abuse-investigation
  4. http://www.redding.com/news/2008/Mar/31/bishop-quinn-high-school-close/
  5. https://www.kcra.com/article/catholic-diocese-of-sacramento-releases-list-of-clergy-credibly-accused-of-sexual-abuse/27313716
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