Diocese of Oakland
Diocese of Oakland Diœcesis Quercopolitana | |
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Cathedral of Christ the Light | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,467 sq mi (3,800 km2) |
| Population |
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| Parishes | 84 |
| Schools | 54 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 13, 1962 |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Christ the Light |
| Patron saint | Mary, Queen of the World, Francis de Sales |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Michael C. Barber |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Salvatore J. Cordileone |
| Vicar General | George Mockel |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| oakdiocese.org | |
The Diocese of Oakland (Latin: Diœcesis Quercopolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland.