Communities in Our Diocese

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communities in our diocese - a multicultural tradition
- The Ethnic Pastoral Centers sense the Spirit of God unfolding a place for us in our Diocese of Oakland. Our experience has been one filled with hope and struggle. We have come to realize that we have entered a grace moment- a time to speak to our reality in this Diocese of Oakland.
  
  As Catholic Christians we have been called and sent:
  
  To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus to love one another
  
  To build the reign of God in our midst.
  
  To be evangelizers who walk with our people on their journey of Faith.
  
  To be a voice for our people who speak our own Truth.
  
  To share with our Church the unique gifts of our Faith expressions.
  
  To help create a multicultural Church community, marked by renewal of family life and a spirit of celebration.
  
  To be a welcoming Church to all peoples especially the most marginated.
  
  To empower our people to seek responses to challenges that confront our communities.
  
  Like the apostolic communities, we seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit so that all can say of us: "See how they love one another."
explore our ethnic & cultural pastoral centers
- Today the Oakland Diocese is comprised of some 550,000 Catholics amid a total population of 2.8 million people in our part of the Bay Area. As the Catholic population of the East Bay has grown, so has its diversity. Our Diocese is home to numerous ethnic pastoral and cultural centers, and Masses are celebrated regularly in more than a dozen languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Kmhmu, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Tagalog.
- Black Catholic Community
- Chinese Catholic Community
- Filipino Catholic Community
- Korean Catholic Community
- Latino Catholic Community
- Polish Catholic Community
- Portuguese Catholic Community
- Vietnamese Catholic Community
Contact an ethnic or cultural pastoral center