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
September 3
11:00 am USCCB Committee on Pro Life Activities
September 5
California Catholic Conference Education Committee Meeting
6:30 pm St. Teresa of Calcutta Feast Day Mass, St. Mark Catholic Church, Richmond
September 6
10:00 am Installation Mass for New President of Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, St. Albert the Great Priory Chapel, Oakland
5:00 pm New Pastor Installation Mass, St. Michael Parish, Livermore
September 7
11:00 am Parish 60th Anniversary Mass & Altar Dedication, St. Monica Catholic Church, Moraga
5:00 pm Mass of the Holy Spirit with Cal Students, Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish, Berkeley
September 10
Student Priest Orientation – Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley
September 11
Priest Personnel Board Meeting
September 12
10:45 am Mass for Catholic School Educators, The Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
7:00 pm Jubilee Year Holy Hour, St. Isidore Catholic Church, Danville
September 13
9:45 am OnFire Youth Mass, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
5:00 pm Spiritual Warfare Conference Closing Mass, St. Michael Parish, Livermore
September 14
11:00 am Parish 100th Anniversary Mass, St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Oakley
September 16
Chancery Staff Meeting
6:30 pm Youth Core Team Gathering, St. Joachim Catholic Church, Hayward
September 19
9:00 am School Educators Gathering Diocese of Santa Rosa - Cardinal Newman High School Student Life Center, Santa Rosa
12:00 pm Mass for Archdiocese of San Francisco Evangelization Summitt, St. Anne of the Sunset, San Francisco
September 20
11:00 am Chautauqua Mass and Celebration, The Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
5:00 pm St. Patrick’s Seminary and University Gala Fundraiser Dinner, Menlo Park
September 21
2:30 pm Italian Catholic Federation Mass, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Castro Valley
September 23
College of Consultors Meeting
Presbyteral Council Meeting
Order of Malta Clinic Silver Chalice Award Dinner, St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco
September 24
11:15 am Mass for Students and Faculty, Carondelet High School, Concord
September 26
8:30 am – 5:00 pm California Catholic Conference - Radiate Love Marriage Summit and Mass, The Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
September 27
11:00 am Deanery 12 Mass for Families for Jubilee Year, Corpus Christi Church, Fremont
Mt. La Salle Napa Fundraising Dinner, Christian Brothers Retreat & Conference Center, Napa
September 29 - October 4
Preaching Retreat for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal – Jesuit Retreat House, Grand Coteau, Louisiana
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Apostolic Administrator, 2012-13: Archbishop Alex J. Brunett
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