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The Diocese of Monterey in California (Latin: Dioecesis Montereyensis in California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese, of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the central coast region of California. It comprises Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz counties.
500 Church St, Monterey: Built 1791-94, it is the oldest continuously operating parish, the oldest stone building in California, the oldest (and smallest) serving cathedral in the United States, along with St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the only existing building in the original Monterey Presidio [4] Christ the King
•1840.04.27: Established as the Diocese of Both Californias with territory from the Diocese of Sonora •1849.11.20: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey •1859: Title Changed to Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles •1892: Title Changed to Diocese of Los Angeles-San Diego •1922: Lost territory to establish the Diocese of Monterrey-Fresno
Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey in California" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The chapel again became the cathedral of the Diocese of Monterey when the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno was split in 1967 to form the Monterey and Fresno dioceses. The cathedral is the smallest in the contiguous United States , and one of the two oldest buildings serving as a cathedral in the United States ( St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans ...
Suffragan Bishops (all Roman Rite). Upon erection of the diocese, it was administered by the Bishop of Los Angeles-San Diego. In 1924, Irish-born Most Rev. John Bernard MacGinley was transferred from the Philippines (Bishop of Nueva Caceres 1910.04.02 – 1924.03.24) to become the first bishop of Monterey-Fresno Bishop of Monterey–Fresno (USA) (1924.03.24 – 1932.09.26), followed by a long ...
As of June 21, 2024, the Catholic Church in its entirety comprises 3,172 ecclesiastical jurisdictions, including over 652 archdioceses and 2,249 dioceses, as well as apostolic vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial prelatures, territorial abbacies and missions sui juris ...
Richard John Garcia (April 24, 1947 – July 11, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in California from 2007 until his death in 2018.