Diocese of Monterey in California
DIOCESE OF MONTEREY IN CALIFORNIA (Dioecesis Montereyensis in California)
Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1840 as Diocese of California
Split in 1849 to Diocese of Monterey and Archdiocese of San Francisco
Renamed 1859 to Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles
Split in 1922 as Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Split in 1967 in Diocese of Monterey in California and Diocese of Fresno
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The cross recalls St. Father Junipero Serra and his custom of erecting a large cross at each new foundation. The two mission bells signify that Monterey was the second of the California missions. The crown on a mount suggests the Spanish meaning of Monterey-“mount of the king.”
Red and gold are the colors of Spain and silver suggests the Del Monte white sand for which Monterey is noted.
Arms of Bishops of California and Monterey
Francisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno (1840-1846)
Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1850–1853)
Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1853–1859)
Arms of Bishops of Monterey-Los Angeles
Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1859–1878)
Francisco Mora y Borrell (1878–1896)
George Thomas Montgomery (1896–1902)
Thomas James Conaty (1903–1915)
John Joseph Cantwell (1917–1922)
Arms of Bishops of Monterey-Fresno
John Bernard MacGinley (1924–1932)
Philip George Scher (1933–1953)
Aloysius Joseph Willinger (1953–1967)
Arms of Bishops of Monterey in California
Harry Anselm Clinch (1967–1982)
Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda (1982–1991)
Sylvester Donovan Ryan (1992–2006)
Richard John Garcia (2007–2018)
Daniel Elias Garcia (2019-present)
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