Deans (Vicar Forane)
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. Matthew Spahr
Deans
Deanery Groupings
Cathedral Deanery
- 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
El Cajon Deanery
- 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
El Centro Deanery
- 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
Escondido Deanery
- 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
Mission Deanery
- 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
Oceanside Deanery
- 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
South Bay Deanery
- 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