Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: San Francisco / Sancti Francisci in California (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Honolulu, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Stockton

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4), Saint Patrick (March 17), Saint Emidio di Ascoli Piceno (August 13)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 5

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1853.07.29: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Francisco / Sancti Francisci in California (Latin) (from Diocese of Monterey and with suffragan see Monterey)
1860.09.27: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Marysville
1868.03.22: Gained suffragan see Grass Valley
1886.05.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Sacramento, lost suffragan see Grass Valley and gained suffragan see Sacramento
1886.11.23: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Utah and gained suffragan see Utah
1922.06.01: Gained suffragan see Los Angeles–San Diego
1931.03.27: Gained suffragan see Reno
1936.07.11: Lost suffragan sees Los Angeles–San Diego and Monterey–Fresno
1941.01.25: Gained suffragan see Honolulu
1962.01.13: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Oakland, Diocese of Santa Rosa and Diocese of Stockton and gained suffragan sees Oakland, Santa Rosa and Stockton
1965.10.14: Gained suffragan see Agaña
1981.01.27: Lost territory to establish Diocese of San Jose and gained suffragan see San Jose
1984.03.08: Lost suffragan see Agaña
1995.03.21: Gained suffragan see Las Vegas
2023.05.30: Lost suffragan sees Las Vegas, Reno and Salt Lake City

Contact Info

Address: One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109-6602, USA

Phone: +1 (415) 614-5500

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2012.07.27 – ...):

Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (68)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of San Francisco (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (68)
(2012.07.27 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA)

In verbo tuo

Born:	1956.06.05 (San Diego, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1982.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.08.21

Priest of San Diego (USA) (1982.07.09 – 2002.07.05)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1999.06.05 – 2002.07.05)

Titular Bishop of Natchez (2002.07.05 – 2009.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA) (2002.07.05 – 2009.03.23)

Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2009.03.23 – 2012.07.27)

Apostolic Administrator of Oakland (USA) (2012.07.27 – 2012.10.04)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (2012.07.27 – ...)

Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer
(2005.12.15 – 2012.07.27)

To serve and to give

Born:	1936.06.14 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1962.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.01.25
Died:	2017.05.02 (San Rafael, CA, USA † 80)

Bishop of Salt Lake City (USA) (1994.11.03 – 2005.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (2005.12.15 – 2012.07.27)

Bishop John Charles Wester (74) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2005.05.13 – 2005.12.15)

Archbishop William Joseph Levada (later Cardinal)
(1995.12.27 – 2005.05.13)

Fratres in unum

Born:	1936.06.15 (Long Beach, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.05.12
Created Cardinal:	2006.03.24
Died:	2019.09.26 (Roma, Italy † 83)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1961.12.20 – 1983.03.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1980.05.15 – 1983.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Capri (1983.03.25 – 1986.07.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1983.03.25 – 1986.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1986.07.01 – 1995.08.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1995.08.17 – 1995.12.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1995.12.27 – 2005.05.13)

Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

President of Pontifical Biblical Commission (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

President of International Theological Commission (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (2006.03.24 [2006.03.26] – 2016.06.20)

President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (2009.07.08 – 2012.07.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title (2016.06.20 – 2019.09.26)

Archbishop John Raphael Quinn
(1977.02.16 – 1995.12.27)

Lumen gentium Christus

Born:	1929.03.28 (Riverside, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1953.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.12.12
Died:	2017.06.22 (San Francisco, CA, USA † 88)

Titular Bishop of Thisiduo (1967.10.21 – 1971.11.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego (USA) (1967.10.21 – 1971.11.30)

Bishop of Oklahoma City–Tulsa (USA) (1971.11.30 – 1972.12.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Oklahoma City (USA) (1972.12.13 – 1977.02.16)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1977 – 1980)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1977.02.16 – 1995.12.27)

Archbishop Joseph Thomas McGucken
(1962.02.19 – 1977.02.16)

Born:	1902.03.13 (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1928.01.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.03.19
Died:	1983.10.06 († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1941.02.04 – 1955.10.26)

Titular Bishop of Sanavus (1941.02.04 – 1957.01.14)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento (USA) (1955.10.26 – 1957.01.14)

Bishop of Sacramento (USA) (1957.01.14 – 1962.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1962.02.19 – 1977.02.16)

Archbishop John Joseph Mitty
(1935.03.02 – 1961.10.15)

Mihi vivere Christus est

Born:	1884.01.20 (New York, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1906.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.09.08
Died:	1961.10.15 († 77)

Bishop of Salt Lake (USA) (1926.06.21 – 1932.01.29)

Titular Archbishop of Ægina (1932.01.29 – 1935.03.02)

Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1932.01.29 – 1935.03.02)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1935.03.02 – 1961.10.15)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Hanna
(1915.06.01 – 1935.03.02)

Christus regnet

Born:	1860.07.21 (Rochester, NY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1885.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.12.04
Died:	1944.07.10 (Roma, Italy † 83)

Titular Bishop of Titopolis (1912.10.22 – 1915.06.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (USA) (1912.10.22 – 1915.06.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1915.06.01 – 1935.03.02)

Titular Archbishop of Gortyna (1935.03.02 – 1944.07.10)

Archbishop Patrick William Riordan
(1884.12.21 – 1914.12.27)

Deus providebit

Born:	1841.08.27 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1865.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1883.09.16
Died:	1914.12.27 († 73)

Titular Archbishop of Cabassa (1883.07.17 – 1884.12.21)

Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1883.07.17 – 1884.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1884.12.21 – 1914.12.27)

Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P.
(1853.07.29 – 1884.12.28)

Born:	1814.07.03 (Vich, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1837.03.27
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.06.30
Died:	1888.04.14 (Valencia, Spain † 73)

Bishop of Monterey (USA) (1850.05.31 – 1853.07.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1853.07.29 – 1884.12.28)

Titular Archbishop of Pelusium (1885.03.20 – 1888.04.14)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop William Joseph Levada (later Cardinal) (1995.08.17 – 1995.12.27)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop John Joseph Mitty (1932.01.29 – 1935.03.02)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop George Thomas Montgomery (1902.09.17 – 1907.01.10)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Patrick William Riordan (1883.07.17 – 1884.12.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Robert Francis Christian, O.P. (2018.03.28 – 2019.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Robert Walter McElroy (70) (later Cardinal) (2010.07.06 – 2015.03.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Joseph Justice (82) (2008.04.10 – 2017.11.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ignatius Wang Zhong-zhang (汪中璋) (90) (2002.12.13 – 2009.05.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Charles Wester (74) (later Archbishop) (1998.06.30 – 2007.01.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath (1988.12.06 – 1998.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. (89) (1988.12.06 – 1996.12.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Francis Walsh (87) (1981.07.30 – 1987.06.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Roland Pierre DuMaine (1978.04.24 – 1981.01.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Anthony Quinn (1978.04.24 – 1979.12.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Norman Francis McFarland (1970.06.05 – 1976.02.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Mark Joseph Hurley (1967.11.21 – 1969.11.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Joseph McDonald (1967.07.26 – 1979.06.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle (1950.08.24 – 1969.11.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop James Thomas O’Dowd (1948.05.22 – 1950.02.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (1947.08.02 – 1962.01.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Arthur Connolly (later Archbishop) (1939.06.10 – 1948.02.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Joseph Hanna (later Archbishop) (1912.10.22 – 1915.06.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Denis Joseph O’Connell (later Archbishop) (1907.12.16 – 1912.01.19)