Local Catholic History & Genealogy California, Hawaii, Nevada, & Utah

 The geographic areas of California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah are in the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces of San Fransisco and Los Angeles.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles includes the Dioceses of Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego in California.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco includes Dioceses of Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton, in California and
Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii,
Diocese of Reno and Diocese of Las Vegas in Nevada,
Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah,
and the geographic areas of  the Equatorial Islands of Christmas, Washington, Palmyra and Fanning.

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California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah
Online web sites found for the Archdiocese and Dioceses are below the list

The first diocese of California Del Norte was established by Pope Gregory XVI on 27 April 1840, and Franciscan Friar, Francisco Garcia Diego y Moreno, was the first bishop of the Californias. The Diocese boundaries, for the Diocese of both Californias, were the Colorado River to the east, Oregon line north, Pacific Ocean in the west and all of Baja California to the south.

Select the location from the highlighted (underlined) below:
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles includes the Dioceses of Fresno, Monterey, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego in California.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco includes Dioceses of Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton, in California and
Diocese of Honolulu in Hawaii,
Diocese of Reno (northern) and Diocese of Las Vegas (southern) in Nevada,
Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah,
and the geographic areas of  the Equatorial Islands of Christmas, Washington, Palmyra and Fanning.

Online web sites for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Dioceses, and Parishes are below:

• Archdiocese of Los Angeles  (California) (official)

[Diocese 1840, Archdiocese 1946¹]
   Chancery:  3424 Wilshire Blvd. - Los Angeles, CA  90010.
• History of Archdiocese of Los Angeles / Nuestra Historia
   The Archdiocese of Los Angeles encompasses the 3 southern California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura.
     MAP of Parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
    Archdiocese of Los Angeles CATHOLIC CEMETERIES with a MAP & History!
          "...Prior to 1822, those dying in the Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles were buried in the cemetery of Mission San Gabriel.  This, the first burial plot in the city, was located on the northern side of the old Plaza Church...opened in the 1820's and served the area for about twenty years..."
• The new Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels / Una Nueva Catedral
• Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA  and History of Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA

   2201 Laguna Street - Santa Barbara, CA 93105
• St. Brendan's Parish, Los Angeles, CA
• Padre Serra Parish, "...families residing in Camarillo, Somis and the Santa Rosa Valley of California...."

   5205 Upland Road - Camarillo, CA 93012
• St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Camarillo,  and  History of St. Mary's

   CA 2532 Ventura Blvd. - Camarillo, CA 93010   Phone: (805) 484-0532.
• Santa Inés Mission Church / Old Mission Santa Inés en Español [est. 1804] (19th Mission) - History! : Established to serve the Chumash Indians of the Santa Barbara Channel region.

   1760 Mission Drive - P.O. Box 408 - Solvang, CA 93464
    Phone: (805) 688-4815     Linea en español: (805) 688-6763
• History information site for the Mission San Rafael Arcangel [est. 1817] (21st Mission) "...The records of conversions, baptisms, marriages, deaths and the like were kept at the parent Mission Dolores in San Francisco, and the residents of San Rafael
Mission were counted as part of the population of Mission Dolores...in conflict with the secular rulers of the area...Mission San Rafael was secularized or taken over by the civil government. This was in the year 1833..." - Map of the 21 CA Missions
• Mission San Luis Rey [est. 1798] - (18th Mission) - History!
    4050 Mission Avenue - Oceanside, CA 92057   Phone: (760) 757-3651.
   "...Life at the Mission flourished until 1834 when secularization took place and the Mission was administered by the Mexican Government...A patent and proclamation restoring Mission San Luis Rey to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Los Angeles was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 18, 1865... the church building was rededicated on May 12, 1893 by Bishop Mora..."
• Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles and Home Page

   920 E. Alhambra Road - Alhambra, CA 91801    Phone: (626) 289-1353

• Diocese of Fresno  (California)  [est. 1922 as Monterey-Fresno; Fresno Diocese 1967¹]
   Chancery:  1550 N. Fresno St. - Fresno, CA  93703.
   The Diocese of Fresno encompasses the eight counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Mariposa and Tulare.
Historical Development of the Fresno Diocese, 1770-2000 - "... What is now the Fresno Diocese was a very sparsely populated desert and forest land that was one portion of the vast Diocese of Guadalajara comprising some two-thirds of the total area of Mexico. In 1769, all of Upper and Lower California were added to it..."
• Diocese of Fresno Parish Directory
• St. Mary's Parish,Viscalia, CA
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Fresno, CA
• St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sanger, CA
• Christ the King Catholic Church, Bakersfield, CA
• Shrine of St. Therese [est. 1919]
    1444 N. Wishon Avenue - Fresno, CA 93728-1899
     Phone: (559) 268-6388    E-mail: shrineofst.therese@juno.com
   "...St. Therese's Parish was established in Fresno in 1919 as Our Lady of Victory Parish. Father Martin Cody Keating..."

• Diocese of Monterey (California) [est. 1922 as Monterey-Fresno; Monterey Diocese 1967¹]
   Chancery: P.O. Box 2048 - Monterey, CA  93942.
 History of the Diocese of Monterey - History from 1770s
 The Diocese of Monterey presently serves the 4 Central Coast counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and San Luis Obispo.
• Parish Directory
• The Royal Presidio Chapel of San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey
  (San Carlos Cathedral)
   500 Church St. - Monterey, CA   93940  Phone: (831) 373-2628.
• Carmel Mission Basilica / Mission San Carlos Borromeo: History of the 2nd Mission of CA
   Rio Road and Lausen Drive (P.O. Box 2235) - Carmel, CA 93921
   Phone: (831) 624-1271.
• San Agustin Parish, Scotts Valley, CA
  
   257 Glenwood Drive -Scotts Valley, CA 96066  Phone: (408) 438-3633.

• Diocese of Orange  (California)  [est. 1976¹]
  
   Chancery: 2811 E. Villa Real  Dr. - P.O. Box 14195 - Orange, CA  92613.
    Diocesan Offices
• Bishops and Diocesan History!
• Diocese of Orange Parish Directory
• Catholic Cemeteries
• St. Angela Merici Catholic Church - Brea, CA
   585 South Walnut Ave. - Brea, CA 92821  Phone: 714-529-1821.

• Diocese of San Bernardino (California)   [est. 1978¹]
   Chancery: 1201 E. Highland Ave. - San Bernardino, CA  92404.
(Serves the CA Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.)
• Diocese of San Bernadino Parish Directory (by city)
•  Sacred Heart Catholic Church
   12704 Foothill Blvd. - Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739-9764;
   Phone:  (909) 899-1049;  email:  Parish@SacredHeartRC.com

• Diocese of San Diego (California) [est. 1936¹]
   Chancery: P.O. Box 85728 - San Diego, CA  92186.
    Diocesan Offices
• Diocese of San Diego Parish Directory
• Catholic Charities - Diocese of San Diego
• Saint Charles Borromeo -

    3030 Barnett Ave. San Diego, CA 92110 Phone: (619) 225-8157.
• Saint Therese -

    6016 Camino Rico - San Diego, CA 92120 Rectory: (619) 582-3716.

Note: An informative history of the Archdiocese of San Francisco which details dates and locations of geographic areas is available on the Diocese of Salt Lake City Web Site

• Archdiocese of San Francisco, California (official)  [est. 1853¹]
Chancery: 445 Church St. - San Francisco, CA  94114.
(Serves the CA Counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin.)
• Parish Directory - San Francisco  City and County
• Parish Directory - San Mateo County
• Parish Directory - Marin County
• Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
  1111 Gough St. - San Francisco, CA 94109 Phone: (415) 567-2020
• St. Ignatius Church, a Jesuit parish, in San Francisco,CA.
• St. Patrick Church  with a Parish History from 1834
  
     114 King St. - Larkspur, CA 94939  Phone: (415) 924-0600
• Catholic Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of San Francisco
     Holy Cross, Colma -  Phone:  (650) 756-2060
     Mt. Olivet, San Rafael - Phone:  (415) 479-9020
     Holy Cross, Menlo Park - Phone:  (650) 323-6375

• Diocese of Oakland  (California) [est. 1962¹]
Chancery: 2900 Lakeshore Avenue - Oakland, CA  94610.
(Serves the CA Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa.)
Portuguese Catholic Church in Oakland, CA with history from 1892 and Bird's Eye View
• Diocese of Oakland Parish Directory
• St. Barnabas Parish, Alameda, CA includes History from 1925
• St. Bonaventure Parish, Concord, CA
   5562 Clayton Road - Concord, CA 94521.

•  Diocese of Sacramento  (California) (Official) [est. 1886¹] with
Chancery: 2110 Broadway - Sacramento, CA  95818.
Serves the CA Counties of Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra,  Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba.
      History of the Sacramento Diocese   &  Map of Diocese of Sacramento
• Parish Directory
• Parish Directory--Listing by County
• Departments and Offices of the Diocese of Sacramento
• Catholic Cemeteries Information
  
• St. Simon Bar Sabae - Chaldean/Assyrian Catholic Mission
  Mission of St. Thomas Parish, Turlock, CA
   (belonging to the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle - Southfield, ME)
• St. Philip the Apostle Parish

   7001 Florin Rd. - Sacramento, CA 95828-3015  Phone: (916) 383-1552.
    (Belonging to the Byzantine Eparchy of Van Nuys, CA)
                               Location Map

• Diocese of San Jose  (California) (Official)  [est. 1981¹] Parish Directory and Map
Chancery: 900 Lafayette St. - Suite 301 - Santa Clara, CA  95050.
(Serves Santa Clara County.)
• Queen of Apostles Church

    4911 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129  Phone (408) 253-7560

• Diocese of Santa Rosa  (California) [est. 1962¹]
Chancery: P.O. Box 1297 - Santa Rosa, CA  95402.
(Northern CA)
"... The borders of the Diocese run from the Pacific Ocean east through Mendocino County and the Sonoma and Napa Valleys.  It begins at the Oregon State Line and travels South through Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake and Sonoma Counties to the Marin County Line..."
• Diocese of Santa Rosa Parish Directory
• Our Lady of the Redwoods Parish - 515 Maple Lane, Garberville, CA 95542.
• Blessed Sacrament Parish / Blessed Sacrament Parish

   5750 S. Highway 1 - Elk, CA 95432    Phone: (707) 877-3312
• Mary Star of the Sea Parish

   47950 Center Street - Gualala, CA 95468   Phone: (707) 877-3312
• St. Aloysius Parish

   24601 Hwy. 1 - Point Arena, CA 95468    Phone: (707) 884-4920
• St. Elizabeth Seton Mission - see St. Mary of the Angels Parish site

   School Road - Philo, CA 95466   Phone: (707) 895-2690
• St. Francis Mission - see St. Mary of the Angels Parish site

   Center Street - Hopland, CA 95449    Phone: (707) 462-1431
• St. Mary of the Angels Parish site

    900 South Oak Street - Ukiah, CA 95482    Phone: (707) 462-1431

•  Diocese of Stockton  (California)  [est. 1962¹]
Chancery: P.O. Box 4237 - Stockton, CA  43952.
• Saint Anthony - Manteca

   505 East North St. - Manteca, CA 95336 Phone: (209) 823-7197.
• Saint Luke  - Stockton

•   Diocese of Honolulu  (Hawaii)   [est. 1941¹]
Chancery: 1184 Bishop St. - Honolulu, HI  96813.

• Directory
• St. Anthony of Padua
• 114 Makawao Street - Kailua, HI  96734   Phone: (808) 266-2222
  

•  Diocese of Reno (Nevada)  [est. 1931¹] History
Reno Chancery: P.O. Box 1211 - Reno, NV  89504.
When first formed, in 1931, from the Dioceses of Sacramento (California) and Salt Lake City (Utah), the Diocese of Reno encompassed the entire state of Nevada.  In 1976, the diocese was redesignated Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas, then, in 1995, upon the formation of the Diocese of Las Vegas, it became the Diocese of Reno.  The Diocese of Reno presently encompasses the following Nevada counties: Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe.
• History & Ordinary of the Diocese of Reno
• Diocese of Reno Parish Directory
• St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral

   310 West Second Street - Reno, NV 89503-5398
   Phone: (775) 329-2571   E-Mail:  stac@accutek.com
• Diocese of Las Vegas  (Nevada)  [est. 1995¹] History
Las Vegas Chancery: P.O. Box 18316 - Las Vegas, NV  89114-8316
Phone: (702) 735-3500.
The Diocese of Las Vegas was formed from the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas, to encompass the Church in Southern Nevada.
• Diocese of Las Vegas Parish Directory
• History of the Diocese of Las Vegas

•  Diocese of Salt Lake City  (Utah)  [est. 1891¹] originally included the counties of Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, White Pine, Nye, Elko and Clark in Nevada
Chancery: 27 C St. - Salt Lake City, UT  84103.
 Alternate url: http://www.xmission.com/~dioslc/
The Diocese of Salt Lake City History   and   Parish Directory
History of the Catholic Church in Utah
• Intermountain Catholic - Diocesan news
• St. Ambrose Church - Salt Lake City, UT
• St. Mary of Assumption Church - with St. Mary's History from 1873.

   Park City, UT
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Monastery Carmelite Monastery - Carmelite Sisters, in Salt Lake City, UT.
The Province of San Francisco History
• "...The Province of San Francisco consists of the Archdiocese of San Francisco as the Metropolitan See and eight suffragan dioceses: Honolulu, Oakland, Reno-Las Vegas, Sacramento, SALT LAKE CITY, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Stockton. Territorially, the San Francisco Province includes the northern section of the State of California (i.e., all counties north of the counties of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Merced, Mariposa and Inyo) and the States of Nevada, UTAH and Hawaii, Equatorial Islands of Christmas, Washington, Palmyra and Fanning. The former suffragan Diocese of Agana (Guam) was elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese on May 20, 1984..."

Byzantine Catholic
• The Apostolic Exarchate Armenian-Rite for the U.S. & Canada  in New York  (Venerable Exarch.: Hovhannes Terzakian, 1995)

   Address: 110 East, 12th Street - New York, NY 10003 U.S.A.  Phone: (212) 477-2030

• Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians: Syriac Catholic Diocese for Syrians in the U. S. and Canada (Chorbishop Joseph Younan appointed as the first Bishop of this diocese in 1995)

   P.O. Box 8366 - Union City, NJ 07087-8262 U.S.A.

• Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ruthenian) Unofficial Site includes parish directory (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OH, OK, west PA, TX, WV)
History of Byzantine-Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church)
An Unofficial U.S.A. Parish directory
• Eparchy of Van Nuys, CA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, OR, WA) History)
 

• The Byzantine Catholic Church in America (unofficial)


• The Eparchy of Newton (Melkite Greek)

   Diocesan Offices: 19 Dartmouth Street, West Newton, MA 02165
• Parishes and Geographic Locations
• CALIFORNIA

Holy Cross, 706 South Lemon St. - Fullerton, CA 92632
St. Andrew (Russian), 538 Concord St. - El Segundo, CA 90245
St. Elias, 45180 S. Grimmer Blvd. - Freemont, CA 94539
St. Jacob, c/o Deacon Bagdesar, 1317 Cato Lane - El Cajou, CA 92920
St. Anne, 11211 Moorpark Street, North Hollywood, CA 91602
St. John the Theologian, (meets at St. Albert's Priory), Oakland, CA 94611
St. George, 1620 Bell Street, Sacramento, CA 95825
Virgin Mary, 41770 Margarita Road, Apt. 2109, Temecula, CA 92591

• Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (Los Angeles, CA) (Marionite)

   Address: P.O.box 16397 - Beverly Hills, CA  90209
   Chancery:  331 So. San Vicente Blvd. -Los Angeles, CA 90048   Phone:  (310) 247-8322.

 Parish Directory  [  CA | UT  ]

Eparchial Map & Protopresbyteral Regions
• Our Lady of Mount Lebanon - St. Peter Cathedral - Los Angeles, CA
• Maronite Catholic WebLinks


• Eparchy of Van Nuys, CA (AK, AZ,CA, CO, NV, NM, OR,WA) History

   Address: 8131 N. 16th St. - Phoenix, AZ  85020
Phone: 602-861-5379 Fax: 602-861-9796
Encompasses the areas of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
Following a 1994 earthquake, which damaged the Cathedral complex, Bishop George Kuzma relocated the administrative offices of the Eparcy of Van Nuys to Phoenix, Arizona.   See the Historical Outline below:
• Historical Outline of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys 1956-1997
• St. Stephen Pro-Cathedral - Phoenix, AZ 85020-3999

      Rector: Very Rev. Stephen G. Washko
• St. Anne's Byzantine Catholic Church, in San Luis Obispo, CA, serves Central California Coast
• St. Philip the Apostle Parish

   7001 Florin Road - Sacramento, CA 95828-3015  Phone: (916) 383-1552.
• Byzantine Catholic Center and Parish of San Fransisco
• California
• Nevada


• St. Simon Bar Sabae - Chaldean/Assyrian Catholic Mission

  Mission of St. Thomas Parish, Turlock, CA
•    (belonging to the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle - Southfield, ME)


 
• For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links

• Local Catholic Church and Family History for SPAIN
• Local Catholic Church and Family History for MEXICO
• History of Archdiocese of Los Angeles / Nuestra Historia
• African American Catholic Communication Task Force in the Archdiocese of LA
• California's Catholic Church: History outline.
• History of the Diocese of Monterey - History from 1770s
• Historical Development of the Fresno Diocese, 1770-2000 - "... What is now the Fresno Diocese was a very sparsely populated desert and forest land that was one portion of the vast Diocese of Guadalajara comprising some two-thirds of the total area of Mexico. In 1769, all of Upper and Lower California were added to it..."
• Mission San Carlos Borromeo: History of the 2nd Mission of CA
• California Mission Studies Association  and  Mission Directory with links to individual missions
• California Missions Resource page has a map and all 21 Missions
• California Mission Studies Association, CMSA: A Nonprofit, Nonsectarian Organization
• California Missions Directory
• California Missions 4th-12th grade Educational Site
• Mission San Juan Capistrano [est. 1776]
• History of Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
• Mission of Santa Barbara, CA History
• San Buenaventura Mission - Ventura, CA
• St. Andrew's Abbey - Valyermo, CA
• History of the Archdiocese of San Francisco which details dates and locations of geographic areas is available on the Diocese of Salt Lake City Web Site
• Catholics in Sacramento
• History & Ordinary of the Diocese of Reno (Nevada)
• History of the Diocese of Las Vegas (Nevada)
• History of the Catholic Church in Utah
• History of the Diocese of Salt Lake City (Utah)
• The Catholic Church in Utah
• History of the Knights of Columbus in Utah
• Michael Olteanu's Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi
• Mount St. Mary's Convent and Orphan Asylum History on California Gold Country site by Malakoff Co. (a commercial site)
• St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara, CA opened 1900 — closed 1987
• Animated Map of the Formation of the California Missions
• Locate Catholic Churches and Mass Times in the United States

• First Bishop of Sacramento: Bishop Patrick Manogue (1832-1895)
• Michael Olteanu's Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi
• Tony Melendez (1987, Tony played his guitar, with his toes, for Pope John Paul II in Los Angeles, CA)  And See The Melendez Family History
• History of St. Mary's and the Camarillo Family
• Robert J. Dwyer (1908-1974) - The first Utah-born priest ordained specifically for the Diocese of Salt Lake City
• Duane Garrison Hunt (1884-1960) - "...Bishop Hunt became the first Methodist convert to be named a member of the American Catholic hierarchy when he was consecrated fifth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City on 28 October 1937.."
• "Pioneer Bishop: Lawrence Scanlan (1843-1915) - Born in Ireland, Bishop Scanlon served at Archdiocese of San Francisco, then chose to serve in the Utah Territory.
• Locate Catholic Churches and Mass Times in the United States

• Tribal Groups and Corresponding California Counties - California's Native Peoples
• Tribal Groups Map - California Counties Map
• California Indians
• Local Catholic Church and Family History for SPAIN
• Local Catholic Church and Family History for MEXICO
• California Missions - This site features historic photographs of all 21 California Missions, from as early as 1895.
• California Missions - Colonial Architecture, Paintings and Missions Links.
• California Mission Studies Association, CMSA: A Nonprofit, Nonsectarian Organization
• California Missions Directory
• The History of How California Became a State
• The State of California -
• California State Government: http://www.ca.gov/s/
• The History of How California Became a State
• The State of California -
• Department of Health Services
        Office of Vital Records, 304 S Street - Sacramento, CA 95814.
     How to order a certified copy of a vital record from the State Office of Vital Records.
       Mailing address: State Department of Health Services,
                                  Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 730241,
                                       Sacramento, CA 94244-0241
      Certified copies of recent Vital Records may also be obtained from the County Recorder's Office, or Local Health Department in the county where the event occurred. Divorce Decrees and confidential marriage records must be obtained from the County Clerk's Office.
• History and Culture.
• California State Library
• Official Cities for California - Hawaii - Nevada - Utah.
• The State of Hawaii.
• Historica Preservation Division.
• The State of Nevada
• Nevada State Library and Archives

    100 North Stewart Street - Carson City, Nevada 89701-4285   Phone: (775) 684-3360
• Division of Museums and History
• Nevada Facts
• The State of Utah
• All About Utah.
• How to obtain Vital Records from Utah.
• The Utah State Historical Society includes:
• Events in Utah's History (timeline)
• A Chronology of Utah's Struggle for Statehood, by Linda Thatcher.
• Utah History Encyclopedia
• USGenWeb for Utah, by Doug Neibaur.

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References used include:
• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.) Volunteer to help?
• Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church. 

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Dioceses List:

•   Archdiocese of Los Angeles  (California) [Diocese est. 1840, Archdiocese 1946¹]

• History of Archdiocese
•    Diocese of Fresno  (California)   [est. 1967¹]
•    Diocese of Monterey  (California)   [est. 1967¹]
•    Diocese of Orange  (California)   [est. 1976¹]
•    Diocese of San Bernardino  (California)   [est. 1978¹]
•    Diocese of San Diego  (California)   [est. 1936¹]
•   Archdiocese of San Francisco  (California)  [est. 1853¹] See History of Archdiocese
•    Diocese of Oakland  (California)   [est. 1962¹]
•    Diocese of Sacramento  (California)   [est. 1886¹]
•    Diocese of San Jose  (California)   [est. 1981¹]
•    Diocese of Santa Rosa  (California)   [est. 1962¹]
•    Diocese of Stockton  (California)   [est. 1962¹]
•    Diocese of Honolulu  (Hawaii)   [est. 1941¹]
•    Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas  (Nevada)   [est. 1931¹]
•    Diocese of Salt Lake City  (Utah)   [est. 1891¹]

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