Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archdiocese of San Francisco Archidiœcesis Sancti Francisci Arquidiócesis de San Francisco | |
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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of San Francisco |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,023 km2 (2,325 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption |
| Co-cathedral | Old Saint Mary's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Francis of Assisi (Primary) Saint Patrick, Saint Joseph (Secondary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Salvatore Cordileone |
| Bishops emeritus | Ignatius C. Wang William J. Justice |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| sfarchdiocese.org | |
The Archdiocese of San Francisco (Latin: Archdiœcesis Sancti Francisci; Spanish: Arquidiócesis de San Francisco) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. The Archdiocese of San Francisco was erected on July 29, 1853, by Pope Pius IX. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption.