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Suffragan diocese Monterey, California, United States

Diocese of Monterey in California

Montereyen(sis) in California

The Diocese of Monterey in California is the Latin Church diocese covering Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz counties on the Central Coast. Erected in its current form in 1967, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is led by Bishop Ramon Bejarano.

On the map

Esri
Monterey, United States, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1967
Catholics
208,100
Priests
95
Territory
21,196 km²

Parishes and churches

67 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Ramón Bejarano
Born
17 July 1969
Birthplace
Laredo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo stands in Monterey, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Along California's Central Coast, the Diocese of Monterey in California (Latin: Dioecesis Montereyensis in California) takes in Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties. Its mother church is the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey. Seven of California's 21 Franciscan missions stand within its borders, more than in any other California diocese.