Diocese of Monterey in California

Historical Details

• Diocese of California (Two Californias, Both Californias)
  • Latin Name: Californiensis
  • Erected: 27 April 1840
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of México
  • Country: México
  • Mailing Address: San Diego

• Diocese of Monterey
  • Latin Name: Montereyensis
  • Name Changed: 20 November 1849
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles
  • Latin Name: Montereyensis-Angelorum
  • Name Changed: 7 July 1859
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Miles: 80,000
  • Description: Fresno, Inyo, Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Tulare Counties plus parts of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and Merced Counties.

• Diocese of Monterey-Fresno
  • Latin Name: Montereyensis-Fresnensis
  • Split: 1 June 1922
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Los Angeles
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M. Obs. † (27 Apr 1840 Appointed - 30 Apr 1846 Died)
• José Maria González Rúbio, O.F.M. † ( 1846 Appointed - 1849 Resigned)
• Charles Pius Montgomery, O.P. † (20 Nov 1849 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. † (31 May 1850 Appointed - 29 Jul 1853 Appointed, Archbishop of San Francisco, California)
• Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M. † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 12 May 1878 Died)
• Francisco Mora y Borrell † (12 May 1878 Succeeded - 13 Mar 1896 Resigned)
• George Thomas Montgomery † (6 May 1896 Succeeded - 17 Sep 1902 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, California)
• Thomas James Conaty † (27 Mar 1903 Appointed - 18 Sep 1915 Died)
• Peter James Muldoon † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• John Joseph Cantwell † (21 Sep 1917 Appointed - 1 Jun 1922 Appointed, Bishop of Los Angeles-San Diego, California)
• John Bernard MacGinley † (24 Mar 1924 Appointed - 26 Sep 1932 Resigned)
• Philip George Scher † (28 Apr 1933 Appointed - 3 Jan 1953 Died)
• Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.SS.R. † (3 Jan 1953 Succeeded - 16 Oct 1967 Retired)
• Harry Anselm Clinch † (16 Oct 1967 Appointed - 19 Jan 1982 Resigned)
• Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda † (26 May 1982 Appointed - 26 Apr 1991 Died)
• Sylvester Donovan Ryan (28 Jan 1992 Appointed - 19 Dec 2006 Retired)
• Richard John Garcia † (19 Dec 2006 Appointed - 11 Jul 2018 Died)
• Daniel Elias Garcia (27 Nov 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Monterey
Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles
Diocese of Monterey-Fresno
1924	50,000					60	833				42	dw
1933	79,000					99	797				54	dw
1946	167,000					130	1,284		14	343	65	dw
1950	71,542	187,767	38.1%	120	46	166	430		74	367	73	ap1951
1954	300,788	1,080,348	27.8%			220	1,367		60	480	99	dw
1966	431,719	1,653,900	26.1%	186	89	275	1,569		99	606	113	ap1967
Diocese of Monterey in California
1970	100,000	500,000	20.0%	80	49	129	775		72	132	43	ap1971
1976	75,802	379,000	20.0%	83	39	122	621		64	245	43	ap1977
1980	98,000	498,000	19.7%	85	31	116	844		57	203	43	ap1981
1990	163,500	826,350	19.8%	98	33	131	1,248	4	67	164	45	ap1991
1999	179,110	895,550	20.0%	81	17	98	1,827	3	52	117	46	ap2000
2000	295,660	895,550	33.0%	89	27	116	2,548	2	74	116	46	ap2001
2001	313,405	949,300	33.0%	71	20	91	3,444	2	60	108	47	ap2002
2002	315,902	957,279	33.0%	86	31	117	2,700	3	70	102	46	ap2003
2003	319,437	967,992	33.0%	81	23	104	3,071	3	58	112	46	ap2004
2004	193,598	967,992	20.0%	93	28	121	1,599	3	67	135	46	ap2005
2013	202,847	1,014,237	20.0%	90	35	125	1,622	33	61	56	46	ap2014
2016	208,100	1,040,498	20.0%	85	38	123	1,691	30	55	93	46	ap2017
2019	211,900	1,059,520	20.0%	101	27	128	1,655	28	39	78	46	ap2020
2021	210,639	1,053,093	20.0%	95	30	125	1,685	30	48	68	46	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Daniel Elias Garcia (Bishop: 27 Nov 2018 - )
• Sylvester Donovan Ryan (Bishop: 28 Jan 1992 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Gerald Eugene Wilkerson (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Jul 2018 to 29 Jan 2019)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. † (Bishop: 31 May 1850 to 29 Jul 1853)
• Thaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 12 May 1878)
• Tod David Brown † (Priest: 1 May 1963 to 27 Dec 1988)
• John Joseph Cantwell † (Priest: 18 Jun 1899; Bishop: 21 Sep 1917 to 1 Jun 1922)
• Harry Anselm Clinch † (Priest: 6 Jun 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1956; Bishop: 16 Oct 1967 to 19 Jan 1982)
• Thomas James Conaty † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1903 to 18 Sep 1915)
• Richard John Garcia † (Bishop: 19 Dec 2006 to 11 Jul 2018)
• Francisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1840 to 30 Apr 1846)
• José Maria González Rúbio, O.F.M. † (Administrator: 1846 to 1849)
• Thomas Kiely Gorman † (Priest: 23 Jun 1917 to 24 Apr 1931)
• Robert Emmet Lucey † (Priest: 14 May 1916 to 1 Jun 1922)
• John Bernard MacGinley † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1924 to 26 Sep 1932)
• Charles Pius Montgomery, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1849 - Did Not Take Effect to 1850)
• George Thomas Montgomery † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jan 1894; Bishop: 6 May 1896 to 17 Sep 1902)
• Francisco Mora y Borrell † (Priest: 19 Mar 1856; Coadjutor Bishop: 20 May 1873; Bishop: 12 May 1878 to 13 Mar 1896)
• Peter James Muldoon † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1917 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Francis Anthony Quinn †
• William Charles Quinn, C.M. †
• Philip George Scher † (Priest: 6 Jun 1903; Bishop: 28 Apr 1933 to 3 Jan 1953)
• Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda † (Bishop: 26 May 1982 to 26 Apr 1991)
• Pedro Verdaguer y Prat † (Priest: 12 Dec 1862 to 25 Jul 1890)
• Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.SS.R. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Dec 1946; Bishop: 3 Jan 1953 to 16 Oct 1967)

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