Diocese of Fresno, USA 🇺🇸

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Fresno / Fresnen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Los Angeles

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

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 7

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1967.10.06: Established as Diocese of Fresno / Fresnen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Monterey–Fresno and became suffragan of Los Angeles)

Contact Info

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

Phone: +1 (559) 488-7400

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.03.05 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Fresno (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Vincent Brennan (72)
(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

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1980.06.21 – 2015.07.21)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2005.07.11 – 2015.07.21)

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 (82)
(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

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1970.05.23 – 1986.12.29)

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 (Culver City, CA, USA † 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 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.10.07
Died:	1987.10.26 (Fresno, CA, USA † 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)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1934.06.16 – 1946.08.03)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1943.04.15 – 1945.11.17)

Domestic Prelate (1945.11.17 – 1946.08.03)

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

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. (1979.12.18 – 1980.07.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Roger Michael Mahony (90) (later Cardinal) (1975.01.02 – 1980.02.15)

Special Churches

Churches by City (142)

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

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 91,268 km²

Population: 1,244,400 Catholics (41.3% of 3,014,103 total)

Pastoral Centres: 87 parishes

Personnel: 173 priests (131 diocesan, 42 religious), 94 deacons, 152 religious (43 brothers, 109 sisters), 24 seminarians