Welcome to the Diocese of Oakland, and to the vibrant Catholic communities of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Please join us in all the celebrations and ministries the Diocese offers. Our Diocese is a place of prayer where we embody the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, strengthen parishioners' Sunday experience, and form Missionary Disciples.
May our patroness, Our Lady Queen of the World, help us to follow our Lord in a spirit of justice, mercy and love.
Yours sincerely in Christ,
The Most Reverend Michael C. Barber, SJ
Bishop of Oakland
April 24 and 25
Spring Meeting with California Catholic Conference of Bishops - Sacramento, CA
April 27
10:30 a.m. College of Consultors Meeting
April 28
6:00 p.m. Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of
Confirmation – Corpus Christi Parish, Fremont
April 29
11:00 a.m. Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of
Confirmation – St. Anne’s Church, Union City
2:00 p.m. Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of
Confirmation – Church of the Transfiguration,
Castro Valley
April 30
11:00 am Mass for Good Shepherd Feast Day – Church of
the Good Shepherd, Pittsburg
2:30 pm Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of
Confirmation (Group 1) – St. Isidore Parish, Danville
5:00 pm Mass and celebration of the Sacrament of
Confirmation (Group 2) – St. Isidore Parish, Danville
May 3
11:00 a.m. Catholic Telemedia Network Board of Directors
Meeting – Menlo Park
May 5
8:15 a.m. School Mass and May Crowning – St. David of
Wales, Richmond
7:00 p.m. Confirmation – St. Clement Parish, Hayward
May 6
11:00 a.m. Group Teen Confirmations – Cathedral of Christ the
Light, Oakland. Participating Parishes: Christ the
King, St. Ignatius, St. Joseph Basilica
2:00 p.m. Group Teen Confirmations – Cathedral of Christ the
Light, Oakland. Participating Parishes: Our Lady of
Good Counsel, St. Paul, St. John the Baptist (El
Cerrito)
May 7
11:00 a.m. Confirmation – St. Teresa, Oakland
5:00 p.m. Confirmation – St. Joseph, Pinole
May 9
Spring Study Day with the Presbyterate of the Diocese of Oakland
7:00 p.m. Confirmation – St. Leander, San Leandro
May 11
10:00 a.m. Priest Personnel Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. Presbyteral Council Meeting
May 12
St. Patrick’s Seminary and University Board of Trustees Meeting – Menlo Park
May 13
11:00 a.m. Youth Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light,
Oakland. Participating Parishes: Most Holy Rosary,
St. Edward, St. Monica
2:00 p.m. Youth Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light,
Oakland. Participating Parishes: Our Lady of Grace,
St. Paul Chong Korean Community, St. Agnes, St.
John the Baptist (San Lorenzo), St. Benedict
May 14
9:30 a.m. Confirmation – St. Mary Magdalen, Berkeley
4:00 p.m. Confirmation – St. Perpetua, Lafayette
May 15-24
International Bishop’s Conference on Social Justice – Portugal
May 25
10:30 a.m. College of Consultors
12:10 pm Solemn Mass on the 10th Anniversary of Episcopal
Ordination and Installation as Bishop of Oakland –
Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
May 26
10:30 a.m. Ordination to the Priesthood for the Dominican
order – St. Dominic Church, San Francisco
4:00 p.m. Mass and First Profession of Vows for Missionaries
of Charity Sisters – Archdiocese of San Francisco
May 27
11:00 a.m. Ordination to the Priesthood - Cathedral of Christ
the Light, Oakland
5:00 p.m. Confirmation – All Saints Parish, Hayward
May 28
11:00 a.m. Youth Confirmation – Cathedral of Christ the Light.
Participating Parishes: Cathedral of Christ the Light,
Sacred Heart and St. Patrick
5:00 p.m. Confirmation – St. Raymond, Dublin
On June 18, 2020, the bishops of the California Catholic Conference released a video reenacting the Stations of the Cross to draw attention to the sin of racism and ask God’s help in eliminating it. Each station in the video was taped at a location with rich racial significance. The sixth Station of the Cross was taped at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland where Oscar Grant was killed. The Way of the Cross is an ancient prayer, allowing people to enter into Jesus’ final outpouring of love.
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Apostolic Administrator, 2012-13: Archbishop Alex J. Brunett
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