Diocese of San Diego

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Bishop(s) Robert Henry Brom, Bishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Auxiliary Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 11 July 1936 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: California Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 22,942 (8,852 Square Miles) Conference Region: XI (CA, HI, NV) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SD Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-sdiego.org/ Mailing Address: 3888 Paducah Dr., P.O. Box 85728, San Diego, CA 92186-5728 Telephone: (858)490-8200 Fax: 490-8272

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Charles Francis Buddy † (31 Oct 1936 Appointed - 5 Mar 1966 Died)
• Francis James Furey † (5 Mar 1966 Succeeded - 23 May 1969 Appointed, Archbishop of San Antonio)
• Leo Thomas Maher † (22 Aug 1969 Appointed - 10 Jul 1990 Retired)
• Robert Henry Brom (10 Jul 1990 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
11 July 1936	Erected	Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego	Diocese of San Diego (erected)
14 July 1978	Territory Lost	Diocese of San Diego	Diocese of San Bernardino (erected)

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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	161,000	1,048,761	15.4%	204	86	290	555		86	440	163	ap1951
1966	328,908	2,541,910	12.9%	375	123	498	660		313	1,033	302	ap1967
1970	659,925	2,639,700	25.0%	437	75	512	1,288		135	920	162	ap1971
1976	567,326	2,904,897	19.5%	363	94	457	1,241	16	143	722	174	ap1977
1980	345,000	1,851,350	18.6%	228	67	295	1,169	33	83	505	87	ap1981
1990	474,186	2,493,200	19.0%	258	90	348	1,362	75	119	422	99	ap1991
1999	776,093	2,866,727	27.1%	208	95	303	2,561	82	22	354	98	ap2000
2000	836,997	2,965,528	28.2%	282	98	380	2,202	93	123	351	98	ap2001
2001	896,105	3,056,800	29.3%	277	104	381	2,351	104	128	355	98	ap2002
2002	901,172	2,956,195	30.5%	270	102	372	2,422	103	126	345	98	ap2003
2003	919,195	3,116,335	29.5%	249	98	347	2,648	102	121	310	98	ap2004
2004	930,379	3,041,195	30.6%	234	96	330	2,819	106	117	321	98	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Apr 1956 to 4 Apr 1960)
• Robert Henry Brom (Coadjutor Bishop: 1 May 1989; Bishop: 10 Jul 1990)
• Charles Francis Buddy † (Bishop: 31 Oct 1936 to 5 Mar 1966)
• Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (Priest: 19 Mar 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Apr 1974 to 1 Jun 2007)
• Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (Priest: 9 Jul 1982; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 2002)
• Francis James Furey † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 Jul 1963; Bishop: 5 Mar 1966 to 23 May 1969)
• Leo Thomas Maher † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1969 to 10 Jul 1990)
• John Raphael Quinn (Priest: 19 Jul 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Oct 1967 to 30 Nov 1971)
• Philip Francis Straling (Priest: 19 Mar 1959 to 14 Jul 1978)