President of U.S. Bishops’ Statement on the Synagogue Shooting in Poway, California
April 28, 2019 WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement on the deadly shooting that has […]
Pope Francis appoints Fr. John Dolan As Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Diego

SAN DIEGO – The Vatican Press Office today announced that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Fr. John P. Dolan, the current pastor of St. John the Evangelist parish […]
Local young adults share their faith at World Youth Day in Poland
Bishop Robert McElroy is leading a delegation of around 150 young Catholics, priests and chaperones from the San Diego Diocese who are in Krakow, Poland, through July 31 for World […]
San Diego Bishop Supports Prop. 62 to Eliminate Death Penalty
SAN DIEGO – The Most Rev. Robert McElroy, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, today issued the following statement about Props. 62 and 66, which deal with […]
San Diego Bishop Addresses Latino Memorial for Orlando Victims
View Statement Document SAN DIEGO, July 9, 2016 – The Most Rev. Robert McElroy, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, tonight delivered the following statement during the […]
Bishop’s Statement on Supreme Court Decisions to Strike Down Abortion Statutes in Texas, Mississippi and Wisconsin
View Document Statement SAN DIEGO – The Most Rev. Robert McElroy, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, today issued the following statement concerning separate decisions by the […]
Bishop McElroy’s Statement on the Orlando Shooting
Once again our nation has been murderously rent by hatred and violence, rooted in a counterfeit notion of religious faith and magnified by our gun culture. The shootings in Orlando […]