The Diocese of San Diego has 96 parishes and 13 missions across the nearly 9,000 square miles of San Diego and Imperial counties. You will find in all of them a community ready to welcome you and to walk with you in your faith journey.

ALL HALLOWS, La Jolla

ASCENSION, San Diego

BLESSED SACRAMENT, San Diego

CHRIST THE KING, San Diego

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY, Rancho Santa Fe

CORPUS CHRISTI, Bonita

GOOD SHEPHERD, San Diego

GUARDIAN ANGELS, Santee

HOLY ANGELS (BYZANTINE)

HOLY FAMILY, San Diego

HOLY SPIRIT, San Diego

HOLY TRINITY, El Cajon

IMMACULATA, The, San Diego

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, San Diego

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, Ramona

MARY, STAR OF THE SEA, La Jolla

MATER DEI, Chula Vista

MISSION SAN ANTONIO DE PALA, Pala

MISSION SAN DIEGO DE ALCALÁ, San Diego

MISSION SAN LUIS REY DE FRANCIA, Oceanside

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, Chula Vista

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, San Diego

OUR LADY OF GRACE, El Cajon

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, Calexico

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, Chula Vista

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, San Diego

OUR LADY OF LIGHT, Descanso

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, San Diego

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL, San Ysidro

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, Lakeside

OUR LADY OF REFUGE, San Diego

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, San Diego

OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART, San Diego

OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY, El Centro

OUR MOTHER OF CONFIDENCE, San Diego

OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP (SYRIAC)

QUEEN OF ANGELS, Alpine

RESURRECTION, Escondido

SACRED HEART, Brawley

SACRED HEART, Coronado

SACRED HEART, Ocean Beach

SAINT ADELAIDE OF BURGUNDY, Campo

SAINT AGNES, San Diego

SAINT ANNE, San Diego

SAINT ANTHONY MISSION (ARMENIAN)

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, Imperial

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, National City

SAINT BRIGID, San Diego

SAINT CATHERINE LABOURE, San Diego

SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO, San Diego

SAINT CHARLES, San Diego

SAINT COLUMBA, San Diego

SAINT DIDACUS, San Diego

SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, Julian

SAINT ELIZABETH SETON, Carlsbad

SAINT EPHREM (MARONITE)

SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, Vista

SAINT GABRIEL, Poway

SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT, San Diego

SAINT JACOB’S MISSION (MELKITE)

SAINT JAMES, Solana Beach

SAINT JOHN (CHALDEAN)

SAINT JOHN OF THE CROSS, Lemon Grove

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIZER (UKRAINIAN)

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, Encinitas

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, San Diego

SAINT JOSEPH (CHALDEAN)

SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL, San Diego

SAINT JOSEPH, Holtville

SAINT JOSEPH, Westmorland

SAINT JUDE SHRINE OF THE WEST, San Diego

SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA, Lakeside

SAINT KIERAN, El Cajon

SAINT LOUISE DE MARILLAC, El Cajon

SAINT LUKE, El Cajon

SAINT MARGARET MARY, Brawley

SAINT MARGARET, Oceanside

SAINT MARK, San Marcos

SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS, La Mesa

SAINT MARY MAGDALENE, San Diego

SAINT MARY, Escondido

SAINT MARY, National City

SAINT MARY, STAR OF THE SEA, Oceanside

SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE MISSION, San Diego

SAINT MICHAEL (CHALDEAN)

SAINT MICHAEL, Poway

SAINT MICHAEL, San Diego

SAINT PATRICK, Calipatria

SAINT PATRICK, Carlsbad

SAINT PATRICK, San Diego

SAINT PETER (CHALDEAN)

SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE, Fallbrook

SAINT PIUS X, Chula Vista

SAINT PIUS X, Jamul

SAINT RICHARD, Borrego Springs

SAINT RITA, San Diego

SAINT ROSE OF LIMA, Chula Vista

SAINT STEPHEN, Valley Center

SAINT THERESE OF CARMEL, Del Mar

SAINT THERESE, San Diego

SAINT THOMAS INDIAN MISSION, Fort Yuma

SAINT THOMAS MORE, Oceanside

SAINT TIMOTHY, Escondido

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, San Diego

SAN RAFAEL, Rancho Bernardo

SANTA SOPHIA, Spring Valley

SANTA YSABEL INDIAN MISSION, Santa Ysabel

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 depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by 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 often 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, who was 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 and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

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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