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Welcome to the Diocese of Oakland

Our mission: to know Christ better and to make Him better known

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Upcoming Featured Events

Jun 16, 2026 Jul 14 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Special Religious Education Information Night (Virtual)

For families interested in SPRED or individual looking to assist with the ministry. Email info@spredoakdiocese.org for more information and to receive the zoom link.

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Jun 16, 2026 Jul 20 - Jul 23

Youth Leadership Summit 2026: Fully Alive

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Living the Faith

Teaching the Faith

The Church calls forth exemplary followers of Christ who have a living, conscious, active participation in the sacramental life of the Church.

Service and Outreach Opportunities

We live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy every day as Catholics.

Your Life Vocation

All the baptized have a call to holiness; each lives that call in a particular way, whether as married, ordained, religious or single.

Becoming Catholic

Through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, we welcome thousands each year to a deeper relationship with God.
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Mission Alignment Process Realigning resources for mission

The MAP (Mission Alignment Process) began in 2021 to address a growing gap between the mission of the Church and the operational realities of our parishes. The challenges of declining participation in parish life - sacramentally, financially and ministerially - are not unique to the Diocese of Oakland. Dioceses throughout the United States are impacted with similar challenges.
Click the link below to learn about the implementation of the Mission Alignment Process.

Latest News

Jun 29, 2026 Jul 1 @ 1:03 pm

Neighbor to Neighbor Luncheon: Community Connection at St. Francis of Assisi

On a warm afternoon at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Concord, community members gathered for Catholic Charities East Bay’s Neighbor to Neighbor Luncheon, an event focused on connection, conversation,…

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Jun 29, 2026 Jul 1 @ 1:03 pm

Bishop-elect Michael T. Castori, S.J. Spiritual Bouquet

June 29, 2026Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Aloha! Dear Brother Priests, Deacons, Seminarians, Chancery/Parish Staff, and all lay faithful of the Diocese of Oakland, On July 28, the…

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Jun 26, 2026 Jul 1 @ 1:03 pm

150 years of preaching, living love: Dominican Sisters of Mission San José mark Bay Area anniversary 

The work of three sisters who came from New York spawned an international ministry of preaching and community It began with a series of persistent cross-continental reachouts to Brooklyn, New York by…

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Who We Serve

Families

Young People

Adults

Neighbors in Need

Support Our Work

We are fortunate to be able to do so much for so many people and their needs in our diocese and beyond. No one person, parish, or organization alone can do the work that all of us can do together.