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Diocese of

Fresno

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Fresno / Fresnen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Los Angeles

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (141)

Monterey (←), San Jose (↖), Stockton (↑), Reno (↗), Las Vegas (→), San Bernardino (↘), Los Angeles (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.03.05 – ...):Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (68)Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Fresno (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (68)Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (68)
(2019.03.05 – ...)

Bishop of Fresno (USA)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:1954.03.20 (Van Nuys, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1980.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:2015.09.08

Titular Bishop of Trofimiana (2015.07.21 – 2019.03.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (2015.07.21 – 2019.03.05)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (2019.03.05 – ...)

Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa (79)Bishop Armando Xavier Ochoa (79)
(2011.12.01 – 2019.03.05)

Bishop emeritus of Fresno (USA)

Preparen el camino del Señor

Born:1943.04.03 (Oxnard, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1970.05.23
Consecrated Bishop:1987.02.23

Titular Bishop of Sitifis (1986.12.29 – 1996.04.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1986.12.29 – 1996.04.01)

Bishop of El Paso (USA) (1996.04.01 – 2011.12.01)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (2011.12.01 – 2019.03.05)

Apostolic Administrator of El Paso (USA) (2012.02.02 – 2013.05.06)

Bishop John Thomas Steinbock
(1991.10.15 – 2010.12.05)

All for the love of God

Born:1937.07.16 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1963.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:1984.07.14
Died:2010.12.05 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Midila (1984.05.29 – 1987.01.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Orange (USA) (1984.05.29 – 1987.01.27)

Bishop of Santa Rosa (USA) (1987.01.27 – 1991.10.15)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1991.10.15 – 2010.12.05)

Bishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S.
(1980.07.01 – 1991.05.28)

Born:1927.11.27 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1957.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:1980.03.04
Died:2017.01.21 († 89)

Coadjutor Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1979.12.18 – 1980.07.01)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1980.07.01 – 1991.05.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of United States of America (USA) (1991.05.28 – 2004.09.15)

Titular Bishop of Orte (1991.05.28 – 2017.01.21)

Bishop Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
(1969.08.22 – 1980.07.01)

Born:1905.06.28 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1930.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:1947.10.07
Died:1987.10.26 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Taium (1947.08.02 – 1962.01.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA) (1947.08.02 – 1962.01.27)

Bishop of Stockton (USA) (1962.01.27 – 1969.08.22)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1969.08.22 – 1980.07.01)

Bishop Timothy Manning (later Cardinal)
(1967.10.16 – 1969.05.26)

Magnificat

Born:1909.11.15 (Ballingeary, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:1934.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:1946.10.15
Created Cardinal:1973.03.05
Died:1989.06.23 (Los Angeles, CA, USA † 79)

Titular Bishop of Lesvi (1946.08.03 – 1967.10.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1946.08.03 – 1967.10.16)

Bishop of Fresno (USA) (1967.10.16 – 1969.05.26)

Titular Archbishop of Capri (1969.05.26 – 1970.01.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1969.05.26 – 1970.01.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1970.01.21 – 1985.07.12)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi (1973.03.05 – 1989.06.23)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: Pastoral Center, 1550 North Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93703-3788, USA

Phone: +1 (559) 488-7400

Website:

Statistics

Area: 91,268 km²

Population: 1,232,530 Catholics (41.3% of 2,985,800 total) (2020)

Statistics: 87 parishes, 169 priests (124 diocesan, 45 religious), 92 deacons, 149 lay religious (46 brothers, 103 sisters), 25 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (October 1), Saint Columbkill (June 9)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 7

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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