Very Reverend Lawrence C. D'Anjou was born in the Bay Area in 1957 and after a career in business, heard God's calling to become a priest.  He attended St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, CA and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Oakland on May 20, 2000.  He is currently serving as Pastor of St. Bonaventure Catholic Community in Concord, CA and as Vicar General of the Diocese of Oakland.

The Vicar General aids the Bishop in the overall administration and governance of the diocese.  He exercises the Bishop’s ordinary executive authority over the entire diocese with the exception of any authority the Bishop or the law of the Church excludes. In the overall functioning of the diocese the Vicar General acts as a kind of Chief Operating Officer. In the Diocese of Oakland he assists in the conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation.