Sacramento (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Jaime Soto, Bishop
Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal, Auxiliary Bishop
William Keith Weigand, 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: 110,326 (42,613 Square Miles)
Description: Northern and eastern regions of California
Conference Region: XI (CA, HI)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAC
Official Web Site: https://www.scd.org
Mailing Address: 2110 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95818, USA
Telephone: (916)733-0200
Fax: 733-0215

Past and Present Ordinaries

Patrick Manogue † (28 May 1886 Appointed - 27 Feb 1895 Died)
Thomas Grace † (20 Mar 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, California)
Alden John Bell † (30 Mar 1962 Appointed - 10 Apr 1979 Retired)
Francis Anthony Quinn † (18 Dec 1979 Appointed - 30 Nov 1993 Retired)
William Keith Weigand (30 Nov 1993 Appointed - 29 Nov 2008 Retired)
Jaime Soto (29 Nov 2008 Succeeded - )

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 (Clark, Elko, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine) Diocese of Sacramento (Churchill, Douglas, Esmeralda, Humbodt, Lyon, Mineral, Ormsby, Storey, and Washoe)	Diocese of Reno (erected)
13 January 1962	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento (Del Norte and Humboldt Counties) Archdiocese of San Francisco (Sonoma, Napa, Lake, and Mendocino Counties)	Diocese of Santa Rosa (in California) (erected)
13 January 1962	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento (Calaveras, Toulumne, and Mono Counties) Archdiocese of San Francisco (San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties)	Diocese of Stockton (erected)
13 January 1962	Territory Added	Archdiocese of San Francisco (Solano County)	Diocese of Sacramento
15 September 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sacramento (Alpine County)	Diocese of Stockton

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

2010 980,650 3,533,652 27.8% 193 62 255 3,845 148 88 161 105 ap2011

2014 987,727 3,550,864 27.8% 223 63 286 3,453 140 122 151 102 ap2015

2017 1,016,193 3,646,000 27.9% 191 63 254 4,000 149 86 132 102 ap2018

2020 1,047,916 3,753,096 27.9% 227 65 292 3,588 175 78 120 102 ap2021

2022 1,047,274 3,746,916 28.0% 182 61 243 4,309 160 75 120 102 ap2023

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
2010	980,650	3,533,652	27.8%	193	62	255	3,845	148	88	161	105	ap2011
2014	987,727	3,550,864	27.8%	223	63	286	3,453	140	122	151	102	ap2015
2017	1,016,193	3,646,000	27.9%	191	63	254	4,000	149	86	132	102	ap2018
2020	1,047,916	3,753,096	27.9%	227	65	292	3,588	175	78	120	102	ap2021
2022	1,047,274	3,746,916	28.0%	182	61	243	4,309	160	75	120	102	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Robert John Armstrong † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1929 to 14 Jan 1957)
Alden John Bell † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1962 to 10 Apr 1979)
Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1981 to 6 Oct 1991)
Richard John Garcia † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Nov 1997 to 19 Dec 2006)
Thomas Grace † (Bishop: 20 Mar 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)
Francis Anthony Quinn † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1979 to 30 Nov 1993)

Diocese of Sacramento

Dioecesis Sacramentensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased