Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno
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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.
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Diocese of Fresno Dioecesis Fresnensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, and Tulare |
Ecclesiastical province | Los Angeles |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 2,906,023 1,200,000 (41.3%) |
Parishes | 89 |
Congregations | 41 |
Schools | 38 (Pre-School, Elementary, Middle, and High School) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | October 6, 1967[1] |
Cathedral | Saint John the Baptist Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Therese of Lisieux (Primary), St. Columba (Secondary)[2] |
Secular priests | 179 (Diocesan and Religious) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph Vincent Brennan |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Gómez |
Vicar General | Very Rev. Salvador Gonzalez, V.G. |
Bishops emeritus | Armando Xavier Ochoa |
Map | |
Website | |
dioceseoffresno.org |
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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.