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Diocese of Stockton served 250,692 Catholics (18.4% of 1,361,162 total) on 15,995 km in 35 parishes. It had 97 priests (83 diocesan, 14 religious), 51 deacons, 66 lay religious (15 brothers, 51 sisters), six seminarians and 12 missions.
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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in California, USA
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relocate to Modesto from Mexico. Montrose retired in 1999.
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco
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The Diocese of Stockton consists of eight deaneries.
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Communion and Liberation Stockton School of Community
1129:"Calif. priest faces more than 200 sex abuse charges"
1048:"$ 30 MILLION AWARDED MEN MOLESTED BY FAMILY PRIEST"
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1153:"Catholic Priest Convicted of Child Molestation"
386:over 180 times each Sunday in English, Spanish,
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748:List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
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447:John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop
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670:– St. Joseph's Medical Center, Stockton
567:Other diocesan priest who became bishop
1103:"Did His Past Come Back to Haunt Him?"
636:Sacred Heart Catholic School – Turlock
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742:List of Roman Catholic archdioceses
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1298:Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton
688:– St. Mary's High School, Stockton
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630:Presentation School – Stockton
624:Annunciation School – Stockton
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333:Cathedral of the Annunciation
207:Cathedral of the Annunciation
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645:St. Bernard's School – Tracy
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1375:St. Louis Church, La Grange
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256:Metropolitan Archbishop
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