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
November 30
1:00 pm Presbyteral Council Meeting – Chancery offices,
Oakland
December 2
Diocesan Events in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
8:40 a.m. Initial prayer at St. Louis Bertrand, Oakland
9:00 a.m. Pilgrimage in Honor of our Lady of Guadalupe, to
Cathedral of Christ the Light begins
11:00 a.m. Mass – St. Elizabeth Parish, Oakland – Very Rev.
Lawrence C. D’Anjou – Vicar General Presiding
1:00 p.m. Mass – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland –
Bishop Barber presiding
December 8
12:10 p.m. Mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
December 9
10:00 a.m. Simbang Gabi Kick Off Mass – Church of the Good
Shepherd - Pittsburg
December 10
9:30 a.m. Mass and Blessing of New Altar – St. Joseph’s
Basilica, Alameda
December 14
10:00 a.m. Priest Personnel Board
1:00 p.m. Presbyteral Council
December 15
4:00 p.m. Christmas Celebration for the Priests of the Diocese
– Bishop’s Residence
December 16
Regina Mundi Mass – Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
December 17
Christmas Mass with Inmates – Santa Rita Jail, Dublin
Parish Visit – St. John Vianney, Walnut Creek
December 19
10:00 a.m. College of Consultors – Chancery Offices, Oakland
December 21
12:10 p.m. Christmas Mass and Lunch with Diocesan
Seminarians – Cathedral of Christ the Light,
Oakland
December 23
11:00 a.m. Dedication of Remodeled Church and New Altar –
Old Mission San Jose, Fremont
December 24
10:00 p.m. Solemn Christmas Eve Mass - Cathedral of Christ
the Light, Oakland
December 25
11:00 a.m. Solemn Christmas Day Mass - Cathedral of Christ
the Light, Oakland
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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