Chapter 11

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Deans (Vicar Forane)

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What is a Deanery?

Under canon law, the bishop groups parishes into regional areas within a diocese, according to their geographic location. These regions are called “deaneries”; there are seven of them at the Diocese of San Diego. Deans are priests who serve as the leader of a deanery and are appointed by the bishop. A dean’s main roles are to provide support to the faithful and priests of his deanery and act as a liaison between the activities of his deanery and the bishop.

Deans

Very Rev. Alexander G. De Paulis

Cathedral Deanery

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Very Rev. Devadhasan Masillamony

El Cajon Deanery

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Very Rev. Antonio Morales

El Centro Deanery

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Very Rev. Luke E. Jauregui

Escondido Deanery

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Very Rev. Matthew Spahr

Mission Deanery​

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Director of Priestly Formation​

(619) 291-7446

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Very Rev. Ruben Arceo

Oceanside Deanery

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Very Rev. Efrain Bautista

South Bay Deanery

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Vicar for International Priests

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Deans

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Very Rev. Edmundo Zárate-Suárez
Cathedral Deanery
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Very Rev. Devadhasan Masillamony
El Cajon Deanery
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Very Rev. Antonio Morales
El Centro Deanery
A clergymember with a beard and short hair is wearing a black suit and clerical collar, smiling slightly against a light gray background.
Very Rev. Luke E. Jauregui
Escondido Deanery
A clergymember in glasses and a black suit with a white clerical collar stands against a plain light background, smiling.
Very Rev. Matthew Spahr
Mission Deanery
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Very Rev. Bruce Orsborn
Oceanside Deanery
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Very Rev. Efrain Bautista
South Bay Deanery

Deanery Groupings

  • Blessed Sacrament, San Diego
  • Christ the King, San Diego
  • Holy Spirit, San Diego
  • Our Lady of Angels, San Diego
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, San Diego
  • Our Lady of the Rosary, San Diego
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, San Diego
  • Saint Anne, San Diego
  • Saint Didacus, San Diego
  • Saint John the Evangelist, San Diego
  • Saint Joseph Cathedral, San Diego
  • Saint Jude Shrine of the West, San Diego
  • Saint Patrick, San Diego
  • Saint Rita, San Diego
  • Saint Vincent de Paul, San Diego
  • Guardian Angels, Santee
  • Holy Trinity, El Cajon
  • Our Lady of Grace, El Cajon
  • Our Lady of Light, Descanso
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Lakeside
  • Queen of Angels, Alpine
  • Saint Adelaide of Burgundy, Campo
  • Saint Mary Magdalene
  • Saint John of the Cross, Lemon Grove
  • Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Lakeside
  • Assumption of the BVM
  • Immaculate Conception of the BVM
  • Nativity of the BVM
  • Saint Kieran, El Cajon
  • Saint Louise de Marillac, El Cajon
  • Saint Luke, El Cajon
  • Saint Martin of Tours, La Mesa
  • Saint Pius X, Jamul
  • Saint Therese, San Diego
  • Santa Sophia, Spring Valley
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Calexico
  • Our Lady of the Valley, El Centro
  • Sacred Heart, Heber
  • Sacred Heart, Brawley
  • Saint Anthony of Padua, Imperial
  • Saint Joseph, Holtville
  • Saint Joseph, Westmorland
  • Saint Margaret Mary, Brawley
  • Saint Patrick, Calipatria
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary
  • Saint Richard, Borrego Springs
  • Christ the King
  • Saint Thomas Indian Mission, Winterhaven
  • Good Shepherd, San Diego
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Ramona
  • Mission San Antonio de Pala, Pala
  • Saint James
  • Saint Bartholomew
  • Our Lady of Refuge
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, San Diego
  • Resurrection, Escondido
  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Julian
  • Saint Gabriel, Poway
  • Saint Gregory the Great, San Diego
  • Saint Mary, Escondido
  • Saint Michael, Poway
  • Saint Stephen, Valley Center
  • Saint Timothy, Escondido
  • San Rafael, San Diego
  • Santa Ysabel Indian Mission
  • All Hallows, La Jolla
  • Ascension, San Diego
  • Holy Family, San Diego
  • Immaculate Conception, San Diego
  • Mary, Star of the Sea, La Jolla
  • Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego
  • Our Lady of Refuge, San Diego
  • Our Mother of Confidence, San Diego
  • Sacred Heart, San Diego
  • Saint Agnes, San Diego
  • Saint Brigid, San Diego
  • Saint Catherine Labouré, San Diego
  • Saint Charles Borromeo, San Diego
  • Saint Columba, San Diego
  • Saint Mary Magdalene, San Diego
  • Saint Thérèse of Carmel, San Diego
  • The Immaculata, San Diego
  • Saint Maximilian Kolbe Mission, San Diego
  • Nativity, Rancho Santa Fe
  • Mission San Luis Rey, Oceanside
  • Saint Elizabeth Seton, Carlsbad
  • Saint Francis, Vista
  • Saint James, Solana Beach
  • Saint Leo
  • Saint John the Evangelist, Encinitas
  • Saint Margaret, Oceanside
  • Saint Mark, San Marcos
  • Deer Springs Mission
  • Saint Mary, Star of the Sea, Oceanside
  • Saint Patrick, Carlsbad
  • Saint Peter the Apostle, Fallbrook
  • Saint Thomas More, Oceanside
  • Corpus Christi, Bonita
  • Mater Dei, Chula Vista
  • Most Precious Blood, Chula Vista
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Chula Vista
  • Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, San Ysidro
  • Sacred Heart, Coronado
  • Saint Anthony of Padua, National City
  • Saint Charles, Imperial Beach
  • Saint Mary, National City
  • Saint Michael, San Diego
  • Saint Pius X, Chula Vista
  • Saint Rose of Lima, Chula Vista

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms combines the Diocese of San Diego’s coat of arms on the left side, and his on the right. On his, a red boat on a blue ocean sits on diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic communities.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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