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Pope Leo Names Bishop of San Diego

In his first U.S. appointment, Pope Leo XIV named Most Rev. Michael Pham, diocesan administrator, as the seventh Bishop of San Diego. He is the nation’s first Vietnamese American to lead a diocese. Bishop Pham has served our diocese since his priestly ordination in 1999 and has held several leadership posts since then. We rejoice his appointment!

We Hear the Cry of the Migrant

The Church’s teaching calls us to uphold the sacredness of human life. This means that the care for immigrants and refugees is part of the same teaching that requires us to protect the most vulnerable, especially unborn children, the elderly and the infirm. Our diocese walks with our immigrant brothers and sisters in these difficult days.
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We Welcome You to the Diocese of San Diego

We are a community of faith in San Diego and Imperial Counties, walking together in hope, mercy and love.

Our Faith

God Loves All

“The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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Million Meal Event

Volunteers of all ages come together joyously for one purpose: to pack 1 million meals for kids living in poverty.

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Pentecost Mass for All Peoples

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Priestly Ordination

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Profetas en Misión Renacer en la Esperanza

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SYNOD 2024

Diocese of San Diego

Building Our Communities

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Cardinal Robert W. McElroy

Pope Francis elevated the Bishop of San Diego to the College of Cardinals in May of 2022.  On March 11, 2025, he will be installed as the Archbishop of Washington.

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