Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archdiocese of San Francisco Archidiœcesis Sancti Francisci Arquidiócesis de San Francisco 舊金山總教區 | |
---|---|
St. Joseph (Secondary) | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Salvatore Cordileone |
Bishops emeritus | Ignatius C. Wang Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco William J. Justice Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco |
Map | |
Website | |
sfarchdiocese.org |
The Archdiocese of San Francisco (
Territory
The Archdiocese of San Francisco covers San Francisco, Marin County, and San Mateo County.[2] It is the metropolitan see of a province that includes the following suffragan dioceses:
- Diocese of Honolulu
- Diocese of Oakland
- Diocese of San Jose
- Diocese of Santa Rosa
- Diocese of Sacramento
- Diocese of Stockton
History
1776 to 1853
The first church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco is older than the archdiocese itself;
After the end of the
1853 to 1884
In 1853, the Vatican erected the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Its jurisdiction extended to northern and
As archbishop of San Francisco, Alemany presided over a multinational archdiocese, owing to the influx of people to California during the
When Alemany retired in 1884, Riordan automatically succeeded him as archbishop. In 1884, Riordan's first full year in San Francisco, the archdiocese contained 175 priests, 128 churches, and 25 chapels and stations to serve a Catholic population of 200,000.[14] Riordan laid the cornerstone in 1887 and dedicated the new Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in 1891.[15]
1884 to 1914
In early 1894, Riordan protested against the use of Outlines of Mediæval and Modern History by Philip van Ness Myers in San Francisco's public schools.[16] He denounced the book as anti-Catholic and declared that it was "utterly unfit for use in a school patronized by children of various creeds."[17] In April 1894, the San Francisco Board of Education ruled that the book would still be used but allowed teachers to omit any passages that might "appear in any way to favor or to reflect on the particular doctrines or tenets of any religious sect."[18]
In 1906, the San Francisco earthquake caused $2 to $6 million in damages to over 12 churches and other institutions in the archdiocese.[19] Riordan celebrated open-air Masses for his displaced parishioners, who were living amidst the ruins in temporary shelters, and assured them, "We shall rebuild."[20] Riordan temporarily moved in San Mateo, allowing the Presentation Sisters, who had lost their convent, to use the archbishop's residence.[21] Every church that had been destroyed had a temporary structure within two years and was rebuilt within another eight years.[21] By the time of Riordan's death in 1914, the archdiocese had 367 priests, 182 churches, 94 chapels and stations, and 94 parochial schools for 280,000 Catholics.[22] Many of the new parishes under his administration were established for immigrant communities.[20]
1914 to 1962
Riordan was succeeded as archbishop of San Francisco by Auxiliary Bishop
Hanna was appointed in 1933 as the chairman of a state mediation board to resolve the cotton strike in
When Hanna retired in 1935, Mitty automatically succeeded him as archbishop of San Francisco. Mitty's first act as archbishop was to direct his installation gift from the clergy to restoring
Mitty died in 1961.1962 to 1983
Pope John XXIII named Bishop Joseph McGucken from the Diocese of Sacramento as the next archbishop of San Francisco in 1962. That same year, an arson fire destroyed the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption.[32] The cornerstone for the new cathedral was laid in 1967 and the building was completed in 1970.
In 1968, McGucken became embroiled in a controversy with Eugene Boyle, a progressive diocesan priest with ties to the Black Panther Party. The group had set up, with Boyle's permission, their Free Breakfast programme at Sacred Heart School for primary school children in the archdiocese. Word soon came out that the Black Panthers were distributing a coloring book at the school that advocated violence against police officers. Boyle said that when he learned about the book, he blocked its distribution.[33] To appease public outrage over Boyle's defense of the Black Panthers, McGucken cancelled a yearly seminar that Boyle would deliver. Facing intense accusations of racial bias from parts of the public, McGucken asked the San Francisco priest's senate to review his decision. In December 1968, the senate ruled that McGucken should reinstate Boyle's seminar, but also denied that McGucken had made his decision on racial grounds.[34]
After McGucken retired in 1977, Pope Paul VI named Archbishop
1983 to 2012
Quinn reached out to gay Catholics in the archdiocese as early as 1983. He issued a document that asked priests to take concerns of gay people seriously. In it, he said he wanted gay Catholics to find "a church where he or she will find acceptance, understanding, and love." Priests were reminded in the letter that many gay Catholics saw their orientation as a positive. He supported the efforts of
Quinn regularly visited this parish, especially during the annual 40 Hours Vigil held throughout the 1980s in support of those who were HIV-positive and their caregivers. In 1985, Quinn initiated the Catholic Church's first institutional response to the
The damage caused by the 1989
When Quinn retired in December 1995, Levada automatically succeeded him as archbishop of San Francisco. In 1996, Patrick O'Shea, a former advisor to Quinn, was charged with
2012 to present
In 2012, Benedict XVI appointed Bishop
In April 2015, more than 100 Catholic donors and church members from the Bay Area signed a full-page advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle appealing to Pope Francis to replace Cordileone. The signers objected to Cordileone's characterization of extramarital sex and LBGTQ+ relationships as "gravely evil", saying that Cordileone fostered "an atmosphere of division and intolerance". The archdiocese responded that the advertisement was a "misrepresentation of the spirit of the archbishop" and that it was also a misrepresentation to suggest that the signers spoke for the entire Catholic community in the Bay Area.[49] The archdiocese claimed to have received over 7,500 letters of support.[50] A subsequent picnic set up to show support for Cordileone[51] was held in May 2015 in San Francisco.
In April 2022, Cordileone warned Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and a San Francisco resident, that he would prohibit her from receiving Holy Communion unless she repudiated her promotion of abortion rights. In May 2022, Cordileone notified her and publicly announced that he took that action.[52][53]
Pope Francis erected the
As of 2023, Cordileone is the archbishop of San Francisco.
Sex abuse
Reverend Patrick O'Shea was defrocked in 1994 after numerous men accused him of sexually abusing them as boys.[55] O'Shea had operated the altar server program at Mission Dolores in the 1960s. He was convicted in 1995 of sexually molesting 13 boys. After serving two years in prison, O'Shea was released in 2002 after all the molestation charges were overturned in an appeals court. The archdiocese in 2005 agreed to a $4 million legal settlement for O'Shea's victims.[55][56]
In a 2006 court deposition, it was revealed that in 1992 Bishop Levada had removed Reverend Joseph Baccellieri from ministry after hearing allegations that he had sexually molested three boys during the 1970s. Levada sent Baccellieri away for treatment and in 1995 assigned him to a new parish, with monitoring and numerous restrictions. At no point did Levada notify Baccellieri's former parish or report him to law enforcement. Levada defended his actions in the deposition, saying he had made the right decision.[57][58] In 2018, the archdiocese reported that had spent $87 million in settling sexual abuse lawsuits since 2005. Archbishop Cordileone said that there were no new allegations dating after 2000.[citation needed]
In 2019, the archdiocese provided documents to California State Attorney Xavier Becerra in preparation for lawsuits after the statute of limitations was temporarily removed in 2020.[59][60]
Due to these claims, the archdiocese announced that bankruptcy was highly likely in August 2022.[61]
In 2022, Cordileone released a list of 312 clergy with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors, going back 100 years.[citation needed] In August 2023, the archdiocese filed a petition under Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code in the San Francisco County Superior Court after it officially confirmed it was declared broke, and could no longer afford any cash to pay off the estimated 500 sex abuse lawsuits.[62]
Bishops
Archbishops of San Francisco
- Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. (1853–1884)
- Patrick William Riordan (1884–1914; Coadjutor Archbishop 1883–1884)
- George Thomas Montgomery, Coadjutor Archbishop (1902–1907), died before succeeding to see - Edward Joseph Hanna (1915–1935)
- John Joseph Mitty (1935–1961; Coadjutor Archbishop 1932–1935)
- Joseph Thomas McGucken (1962–1977)
- John Raphael Quinn(1977–1995)
- Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (elevated to Cardinalin 2006)
- George Hugh Niederauer (2006–2012)
- Salvatore Joseph Cordileone (2012–present)[63]
Auxiliary bishops
- Denis Joseph O'Connell (1908–1912), appointed Bishop of Richmond
- Edward Joseph Hanna (1912–1914), appointed Archbishop of San Francisco in 1915
- Thomas Arthur Connolly (1939–1948), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop and Archbishop of Seattle
- Hugh Aloysius Donohoe (1947–1962), appointed Bishop of Stockton
- James Thomas O'Dowd (1948–1950)
- Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle (1950–1969), appointed Bishop of Stockton
- William Joseph McDonald (1967–1979)
- Bishop of Santa Rosa
- Norman Francis McFarland (1970–1974), appointed Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas
- Francis Anthony Quinn (1978–1979), appointed Bishop of Sacramento
- Bishop of San Jose in California
- Bishop of Las Vegas and Bishop of Santa Rosa in California
- S.J. (1988–1996), appointed Bishop of Yakima
- Bishop of San Jose in California
- Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Ignatius Chung Wang (2002–2009)
- William Joseph Justice (2008–2017)
- Robert Walter McElroy (2010–2015), appointed Bishop of San Diego
- Robert Francis Christian, O.P. (2018–2019)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Lawrence Scanlan, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Utah in 1887 and later Bishop of Salt Lake City
- Patrick Joseph James Keane, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento in 1920 and later Bishop of Sacramento
- James Joseph Sweeney, appointed Bishop of Honolulu in 1941
- John Joseph Scanlan, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu in 1954 and later Bishop of Honolulu
- William Joseph Moran, appointed auxiliary bishop of United States of America Military in 1965
- Archbishop of Anchorage
- John Stephen Cummins, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento in 1974 and later Bishop of Oakland
- Richard John Garcia (priest here, 1973–1981), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento in 1997 and later Bishop of Monterey California
- Randolph Roque Calvo, appointed Bishop of Reno in 2005
- Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose in California in 2011 and later Bishop of Spokane
- Steven Joseph Lopes, appointed Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peterin 2015
- Archbishop of Santa Feon April 27, 2015.
Cathedrals
- Chinatown(1854–1891).
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption – (1891–1962), destroyed by fire in 1962
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption – (1891–1962) in Cathedral Hill; modern structure (1971–present).
Churches
The archdiocese has the following historic churches:
- Mission San Francisco de Asís – dedicated in 1776, it is the oldest building in San Francisco
- Saints Peter and Paul Church – dedicated in 1924, it is known as the Italian cathedral of the West as it originally served Italian immigrants
Education
All full-time faculty, librarians, and counselors at Archbishop Riordan, Junipero Serra, Marin Catholic, and Sacred Heart Cathedral high schools are represented by The San Francisco Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers, Local 2240, a
Secondary schools
Marin County
Marin Catholic High School – Kentfield
San Francisco
- Archbishop Riordan High School
- Convent of the Sacred Heart High School
- Immaculate Conception Academy
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory
- Stuart Hall High School
San Mateo County
- Junípero Serra High School – San Mateo
- Mercy High School – Burlingame
- Notre Dame High School – Belmont
- Sacred Heart Preparatory– Atherton
- Woodside Priory School – Portola Valley
Closed schools
Mercy High School – San Francisco
Seminaries
- St. Joseph's Seminary – Mountain View (closed)
- Saint Patrick's Seminary and University – Menlo Park
Recognized lay ecclesial movements
- Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (CL). CL is an ecclesial association of Pontifical Right. Meetings are held weekly at St. Thomas More Church and the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Province of San Francisco
- See List of the Catholic bishops of the United States
The Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco covers
Prior to the elevation of the Diocese of Las Vegas to an archdiocese in May 2023, the Province of San Francisco also covered the Dioceses of Las Vegas, Reno and Salt Lake City.
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses(by country and continent)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)(including archdioceses)
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view)(including archdioceses)
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References
- ^ "GCatholic.org".
- ^ "Catholic Hierarchy profile of the Archdiocese of San Francisco". Retrieved April 7, 2007.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption". Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ a b "Mission Dolores Basilica". Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ "Monterey in California (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "St. Francis of Assisi National Shrine: History". www.shrinesf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Our History". www.stpatricksf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "San Francisco (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "University of San Francisco | university, San Francisco, California, United States | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Branch, Edward. "Black Catholic Voices: Church in the Black Catholic Tradition". Saint Mary's College. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "St. Mary's College Incorporated". San Francisco Chronicle. 1892-05-21. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Archbishop Patrick William Riordan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ISBN 0-8434-0628-3.
- ^ Sadliers' Catholic Directory, Almanac and Ordo. New York: D.& J. Sadlier & Co. 1884. p. 195.
- ^ Gaffey 1976, p. 85
- ^ The Pacific Unitarian. Vol. II (VI ed.). Pacific Unitarian Conference. April 1894. pp. 162–163.
- ^ Gaffey 1976, p. 141
- ^ "THE SCHOOL BOARD: Settlement of the History Controversy". San Francisco Chronicle. April 12, 1894.
- ^ Gaffey 1976, p. 251
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XV. New York: James T. White & Company. 1916. p. 248.
- ^ a b Gaffey 1976, p. 253
- ^ The Official Catholic Directory. New York: P. J. Kenedy. 1915. p. 236.
- ^ "Archbishop Edward Joseph Hanna". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ a b Jaime Garcia De Alba (December 20, 2000). "Apostle of the Dock: Archbishop Edward J. Hanna's Role as Chairman of the National Longshoremen's During the 1934 San Francisco Waterfront Strike". Ex Post Facto. San Francisco State University. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- ISBN 0809144050.
- ^ "Archbishop John Joseph Mitty". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Samora, Julian; Vandel Simon, Patricia (1977). "Chapter 18". A History of the Mexican-American People. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
- TIME. September 16, 1935. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2007.
- TIME. January 31, 1938. Archived from the originalon May 24, 2011.
- TIME. October 27, 1961. Archived from the originalon September 30, 2007.
- TIME. October 23, 1944. Archived from the originalon May 24, 2011.
- ^ "HISTORY OF ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL". Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco). 16 November 2017.
- ^ Burns (1995), Page 17
- ^ Burns (1995), p. 21
- ^ "History". Diocese of San Jose. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Michael O'Loughlin (December 21, 2019). "A gay Catholic Church in the Castro". Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS & the Catholic Church (Podcast). America. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Nolte, Carl (June 22, 2017). "Archbishop John R. Quinn, Catholic progressive, dies in S.F." San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William (July 6, 2017). "John R. Quinn, Archbishop and Liberal Voice in Church, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Retired San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn Joining USD". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Cardinal William J. Levada Biography". Archdiocese of San Francisco. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Derbeken, Jaxon Van (2004-01-07). "Former S.F. priest pleads guilty to embezzlement / Molest case against him tossed in 2002". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.05.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. May 13, 2005. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Archbishop George Hugh Niederauer [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ Kuruvila, Matthai (July 27, 2012). "New S.F. archbishop appointed by pope". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ catholicnews.com
- ^ a b "SF Archbishop Answers Disapproving Letter From Lawmakers After Clarifying Sexual Morality For School Staff". 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Lawmakers Urge SF Archbishop to Withdraw Discriminatory Morality Clauses - Assemblymember Phil Ting Representing the 19th California Assembly District". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Lawmakers Want Investigation Of San Francisco Catholic High Schools Over Teacher Morality Clauses". February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Matier & Ross (16 April 2015). "Prominent Catholics call on pope to oust S.F. archbishop". SFGate. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Letters to Archbishop Cordileone Show Waves of Global Support - Cardinal Newman Society". 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Colliver, Victoria (May 16, 2015). "Hundreds attend picnic to support archbishop". SF Gate. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ Kopan, Tal. "S.F. archbishop says Pelosi will be denied Communion over abortion rights". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Brooks, Emily (May 20, 2022). "Archbishop bars Pelosi from communion over support for abortion rights". The Hill. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 30.05.2023". Bolletino. Vatican Press Office. May 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Gay man receives $1.7M in abuse case settlement". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Derbeken, Jaxon Van (2004-01-07). "Former S.F. priest pleads guilty to embezzlement / Molest case against him tossed in 2002". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Gordon, Tracy (2010-04-06). "Cardinal under scrutiny for reassigning abusive priest". Religion News Service. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Mccall, William (2010-04-04). "Levada defends handling of priest in deposition". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Half of California's Catholic Dioceses to be Subpoenaed in Priest Abuse Inquiry". 10 December 2019.
- TheGuardian.com. 11 December 2019.
- ^ "SF archdiocese could declare bankruptcy". The Pillar. 2023-08-04. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy to pursue sex abuse settlement". Reuters. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Catholic Voice - an online publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland". catholicvoiceoakland.org.
External links
Media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
- Catholic San Francisco Article on the 40th Anniversary
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "San Francisco". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.