Diocese of Sacramento

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Bishop(s) William Kenneth Weigand, Bishop Jaime Soto, Coadjutor Bishop Francis Anthony Quinn, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 May 1886 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: California Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 110,284 (42,597 Square Miles) Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAC Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-sacramento.org/ Mailing Address: 2110 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818-2541 Telephone: (916)733-0200 Fax: 733-0215

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Patrick Manogue † (28 May 1886 Appointed - 27 Feb 1895 Died)
• Thomas Grace † (27 Feb 1896 Appointed - 27 Dec 1921 Died)
• Patrick Joseph James Keane † (17 Mar 1922 Appointed - 1 Sep 1928 Died)
• Robert John Armstrong † (4 Jan 1929 Appointed - 14 Jan 1957 Died)
• Joseph Thomas McGucken † (14 Jan 1957 Succeeded - 19 Feb 1962 Appointed, Archbishop of San Francisco)
• Alden John Bell † (30 Mar 1962 Appointed - 11 Jul 1979 Retired)
• Francis Anthony Quinn (18 Dec 1979 Appointed - 30 Nov 1993 Retired)
• William Kenneth Weigand (30 Nov 1993 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 May 1886	Erected	Diocese of Grass Valley (suppressed) Archdiocese of San Francisco	Diocese of Sacramento (erected)
27 March 1931	Territory Lost	Diocese of Salt Lake Diocese of Sacramento	Diocese of Reno (erected)
13 January 1962	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento (Del Norte, Humboldt, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Mono Counties) Archdiocese of San Francisco (Solano County)	Diocese of Stockton (erected)
15 September 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento (Alpine County)	Diocese of Stockton

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	202,475	809,900	25.0%	126	20	146	1,386		32	274	68	ap1951
1966	221,514	1,495,400	14.8%	194	70	264	839		140	510	87	ap1967
1970	228,337	1,477,400	15.5%	178	63	241	947		118	435	89	ap1971
1976	222,461	1,618,300	13.7%	165	65	230	967	1	129	351	90	ap1977
1980	240,570	1,872,000	12.9%	181	76	257	936	1	120	327	91	ap1981
1990	360,000	2,530,400	14.2%	178	70	248	1,451	78	115	280	95	ap1991
1999	454,000	2,873,646	15.8%	165	71	236	1,923	102	29	191	98	ap2000
2000	454,600	2,876,357	15.8%	191	65	256	1,775	102	99	186	98	ap2001
2001	477,330	3,020,340	15.8%	178	64	242	1,972	115	96	184	98	ap2002
2002	500,097	3,125,610	16.0%	179	62	241	2,075	115	87	179	98	ap2003
2003	510,099	3,169,750	16.1%	182	64	246	2,073	110	89	170	98	ap2004
2004	520,301	3,229,945	16.1%	192	54	246	2,115	138	76	180	98	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Stephen Cummins (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1974 to 3 May 1977)
• Richard John Garcia (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Nov 1997 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Richard Brendan Higgins (Priest: 9 Mar 1968 to 7 May 2004)
• Francis Anthony Quinn (Bishop: 18 Dec 1979 to 30 Nov 1993)
• Jaime Soto (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Oct 2007 - )
• William Kenneth Weigand (Bishop: 30 Nov 1993 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Robert John Armstrong † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1929 to 14 Jan 1957)
• Alden John Bell † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1962 to 11 Jul 1979)
• Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1981 to 6 Oct 1991)
• Thomas Grace † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1896 to 27 Dec 1921)
• Patrick Joseph James Keane † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Sep 1920; Bishop: 17 Mar 1922 to 1 Sep 1928)
• Patrick Manogue † (Bishop: 28 May 1886 to 27 Feb 1895)
• Joseph Thomas McGucken † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Oct 1955; Bishop: 14 Jan 1957 to 19 Feb 1962)