John Stephen Cummins
John Stephen Cummins | |
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| Bishop of Oakland | |
| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Diocese | Oakland |
| Appointed | May 3, 1977 |
| Installed | June 30, 1977 |
| Retired | October 1, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Floyd Lawrence Begin |
| Successor | Allen Henry Vigneron |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento and Titular Bishop of Lambaesis (1974–1977) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 24, 1953 by Hugh Aloysius Donohoe |
| Consecration | May 16, 1974 by Alden John Bell, Floyd Lawrence Begin, and Hugh Aloysius Donohoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1928 Oakland, California, United States |
| Died | December 3, 2024 (aged 96) Oakland |
| Buried | Cathedral of Christ the Light, Mausoleum |
| Education | St. Joseph's College Seminary St. Patrick's Seminary University of California, Berkeley |
| Motto | Through Christ our Lord |
| Styles of John Stephen Cummins | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
John Stephen Cummins (March 3, 1928 – December 3, 2024) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Oakland in California from 1977 to 2003 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1974 to 1977.