Thank you for helping us reach our 2024 BMA goal to aid, comfort, and sustain thousands in our diocese. We are grateful for the support we have received from each of you including all of your prayers.
Pilgrims from parishes throughout the Oakland Diocese filled the Cathedral of Christ the Light with a standing-room only crowd on Sunday, Jan. 19 to celebrate the opening of the Jubilee Year of Hope and the reception of an historical cross at the cathedral.
The Diocese of Oakland is excited to share Catholic Schools Week activities with our public! Schools and parishes are asked to tag @OakDiocese when you post on Facebook, and we can share your post quickly!
We are excited to announce a coordinated, proactive communication plan for the Diocese of Oakland in promoting the mission of the diocese. Read through the link to learn more about our plans.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, Jan. 27, 10:30 am at Christ the King Church, 199 Brandon Road in Pleasant Hill. Burial will follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
Bishop Barber will open the Holy Year of Hope 2025 with a special Mass in the Cathedral of Christ the Light on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 11 a.m. Read Bishop Barber's invitation through the link.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Washington, and has appointed Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego, as his successor.
The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
"McElroy of San Diego will succeed retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who has led the Washington Archdiocese since 2019, where he became the city's first African American archbishop. In 2020, Francis elevated him to the College of Cardinals, making him the first Black U.S. cardinal."
The pre-application period for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program in Oakland is open Tuesday, January 7 through Sunday, January 26, 2025. Application information and details available through the link.