Metropolitan see San Francisco, California, United States
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Sancti Francisci in California
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is a Latin Church metropolitan see covering the city of San Francisco and Marin and San Mateo counties, erected and elevated to archdiocesan rank in 1853. It is the metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco and seated at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption.
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- Established
- 1853
- Catholics
- 477,120
- Priests
- 336
- Territory
- 6,023 km²
Parishes and churches
91 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Saint Andrew ParishDaly CityMass times recorded
- Saint Anne of the Sunset ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Anselm ParishTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Saint Anthony of Padua ParishNovatoMass times recorded
- Saint Anthony ParishMenlo ParkMass times recorded
- Saint Augustine ParishSouth San FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Bartholomew ParishSan MateoMass times recorded
- Saint Benedict ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Boniface ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Brendan ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Bruno ParishSan BrunoMass times recorded
- Saint Catherine of Siena ParishBurlingameView parish
- Saint Cecilia Parish - LagunitasLagunitasMass times recorded
- Saint Cecilia Parish - San FranciscoSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Charles BorromeoSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Charles ParishSan CarlosMass times recorded
- Saint Denis ParishMenlo ParkMass times recorded
- Saint Dominic ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Dunstan ParishMillbraeMass times recorded
- Saint Elizabeth ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Emydius ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Finn Barr ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Francis of Assisi ParishPalo AltoView parish
- Saint Gabriel ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Gregory ParishSan MateoMass times recorded
- Saint Hilary ParishBelvedere TiburonMass times recorded
- Saint Ignatius ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
- Saint Isabella ParishSan RafaelMass times recorded
- Saint James ParishSan FranciscoView parish
- Saint John of God ParishSan FranciscoMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Salvatore J. Cordileone
- Born
- 5 June 1956
- Birthplace
- San Diego
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption stands in San Francisco, 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
Pope Pius IX erected the Archdiocese of San Francisco on July 29, 1853. A Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church serving the northern California region of the United States (Latin: Archdiœcesis Sancti Francisci; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de San Francisco), it has for its mother church the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
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The ‘Camino’ of St. Francis: New California pilgrimage route offers a spiritual journey
The Camino de San Francisco, a new pilgrimage route honoring St. Francis of Assisi, stretches 24.56 miles from Mission San Rafael Arcángel to Mission Dolores in San Francisco. The route uses various streets, paths, and trails divided into four segments to allow travelers to adjust the length of their journey. Father Christopher Iwancio, a Capuchin Franciscan friar and executive director of Modern Catholic Pilgrim, conceived the route after visiting San Antonio. The path coincides with the Jubilee Year of St. Francis and draws inspiration from historic California mission trails. Modern Catholic Pilgrim works to prepare pilgrims for travel to holy sites in the United States and maintains a hospitality network for travelers.
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Your letters: An eldercare center in India, San Francisco parish assessments and women deacons
Readers of the National Catholic Reporter wrote letters responding to stories about an eldercare center for nuns in India, the Archdiocese of San Francisco's recent sex abuse settlement, and the status of women deacons.
- San Francisco Archbishop Urges New Nigerian Priests to Be ‘Friends and Fathers’ to Their People
- Archbishop Cordileone hails Nigerian Catholics' witness amid persecution
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
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America’s First Bishop Turned Saint?
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Catholic leaders can learn from the media work of Blessed Fulton Sheen.
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Archbishop Sheen to be beatified
The Archdiocese of San Francisco reports that Venerable Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified this month, marking a step toward his canonization.
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Archbishop Cordileone joins St. Francis of Assisi parish in East Palo Alto in celebrating Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrated Mass at St. Francis of Assisi parish in East Palo Alto on September 20 to honor the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.
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More than 2,300 young Northern California Catholics attend ONFiRE youth event in Vallejo
More than 2,300 young Catholics from Northern California and other areas gathered at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo for the annual ONFiRE youth event.
- Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption to host Life-Threatening Illness Support Group
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