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Suffragan diocese Sacramento, California, United States

Diocese of Sacramento

Sacramenten(sis)

The Diocese of Sacramento is a Latin Rite diocese covering twenty counties of northern California. Erected in 1886, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and is led by Bishop Jaime Soto, who became diocesan bishop in 2008.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, in Sacramento, United States.

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Established
1886
Catholics
987,727
Priests
247
Territory
110,325 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jaime Soto
Born
31 December 1955
Birthplace
Inglewood

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament stands in Sacramento, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Northern California is home to the Diocese of Sacramento (Latin: Diœcesis Sacramentensis), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento serves as its mother church, and Jaime Soto is its bishop.

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