List of parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno

This is a list of parishes located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno in California in the United States, listed by vicariate. ^[1]

Vicariates

Merced/Mariposa Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Merced and Mariposa Counties in the Central Valley of California.

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Holy Rosary		8471 Cypress St, Hilmar	Founded in 1948 for Portuguese immigrants, new church started in 2005 [2]
Sacred Heart		562 W 13th St, Merced	[3]
Sacred Heart		9317 Amistad St, Planada	[4]
Shrine of Our Lady of Miracles		370 Linden Ave, Gustine	Founded as mission in 1912, declared a shrine in 2008 [5]
St. Anthony		1799 Winton Way, Atwater	Founded in 1913, church dedicated in 1958 [6]
St. Joseph		1621 Center Ave, Los Banos	Founded in the 1870s, church dedicated in 1923 [7]
St. Joseph		4985 Bullion St, Mariposa	Dedicated in 1863, it is the oldest continuously used church in the diocese. [8]
St. Jude Thaddeus		330 Franci St, Livingston	Founded in the 1920s for Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1956 [9]
St. Patrick's Parish and Our Lady of Mercy		St. Patrick Church. 671 E Yosemite Ave, Merced	Founded as mission in 1873, church dedicated in 1994. Now merged with Our Lady of Mercy [10]
		Our Lady of Mercy Church, 459 W. 21st St, Merced	Church dedicated in 1918, now merged with St. Patrick [10]

Madera Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Madera County in the Central Valley.

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Our Lady of Guadalupe		484 Quince St, Mendota	[11]
Our Lady of the Sierra		40180 Indian Springs Rd, Oakhurst	Founded as mission in 1939, became parish in 1999 and church dedicated that same year [12]
Sacred Heart		1801 Palo Alto St., Dos Palos	Founded in 1924, church dedicated in 1947
St. Columba		213 Orange Ave, Chowchilla	Founded in 1918, church dedicated in 1963 [13]
St. Joachim		401 W. 5th St, Madera	[14]
		St. Agnes Mission Church, 7308 Hwy 145, Madera	Constructed as a school in 1913, dedicated as a church in 1951. Supervised by St. Joachim Parish [15]
		St. Anne Mission Church, 36483 Rd 606, Knowles-Raymond	Constructed as a school in 1920, dedicated as a church in 1962. Supervised by St. Joachim Parish [16]
St. Joseph		1558 12th St, Firebaugh	[17]
St. Patrick		15437 W. Kearney Blvd, Kerman	[18]
St. Paul		25592 Doughty Ave, Tranquillity	Founded in 1920s, church dedicated in 1924 [19]

Fresno Metropolitan Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Fresno, Clovis and Easton in the Central Valley.

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Divine Mercy		2525 Alluvial Ave, Clovis	Founded in 2016 [20]
Holy Spirit		355 E. Champlain Dr, Fresno	Founded in 1981, church dedicated in 2001 [21]
Our Lady of La Vang		4144 N. Millbrook Ave, Fresno	[22]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel		816 Pottle Ave, Fresno	Founded in 1955 [23]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help		929 Harvard Ave, Clovis	[24]
Our Lady of Victory		2838 N. West Ave, Fresno	Founded in 1919. [25]
Sacred Heart		2140 N. Cedar Ave, Fresno	Founded in 1947, dedicated in 1958 [26]
Shrine of St. Therese		855 E. Floradora Ave, Fresno	Founded in 1919, church dedicated in 1957 [27]
St. Anthony Claret		2494 S. Chestnut Ave, Fresno	[28]
St. Anthony of Padua		5770 N. Maroa Ave, Fresno	Founded as a mission in the 1920s, church dedicated in 1968, became a parish in 1978 [29]
St. Alphonsus		351 E. Kearney Blvd, Fresno	[30]
St. Genevieve		1127 Tulare St, Fresno	[30]
St. Helen		4870 E. Belmont Ave, Fresno	[31]
St John the Baptist Cathedral		2814 Mariposa St, Fresno	Founded as parish in 1882, church dedicated in 1908, designated as cathedral in 1922 [32]
St. Jude & Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Community		St. Jude Church, 208 W. Jefferson Avenue, Easton	Now merged with Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. [33]
		Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 13540 S. Henderson Rd, Caruthers	Now merged with St. Jude Parish. [33]
St. Mary Queen of Apostles		4636 W. Dakota Ave, Fresno	Founded as mission in the 1950s, church dedicated in 1962, became parish in 1967 [34]
St. Paul Catholic Newman Center		1572 E. Barstow Ave, Fresno	Founded in 1953 to serve California State University, Fresno, community. Chapel dedicated in 1964 [35]

Fresno Rural Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Fresno County in the Central Valley

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Holy Family		1275 Smith St, Kingsburg	[36]
Our Lady of Sorrows		830 Tulare St, Parlier	[37]
St. Anthony of Padua		1060 F St, Reedley	Founded in 1906, church dedicated in 1911 [38]
St. Catherine of Siena		356 N Villa Ave, Dinuba	[39]
St. Isidore the Farmer		480 Adams Ave, Orange Cove	Founded in 1978 [40]
St. Joseph		2441 Dockery Ave, Selma	Founded in the 1880s, church dedicated in 1961 [41]
St. Lucy		512 S, 5th St, Fowler	Church dedicated in the 1960s [42]
St. Mary		12588 Avenue 407, Cutler	[43]
St. Mary		828 O St, Sanger	Founded as mission in 1901, became parish in 1925, church consecrated in 2000 [44]
		St. Katherine Mission Church, 5375 Carmel, Del Rey	Founded in 1944. Supervised by St. Mary Parish in Sanger [44]

Kings Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Kings County in the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Immaculate Heart of Mary		10435 Hanford Armona Rd, Hanford	Founded in the 1950s [45]
Our Lady of Lourdes		1404 Hanna Ave, Corcoran	[46]
Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima		20855 S Fatima Ave, Laton	Founded in 1953, church started in 1954, declared a national shrine in 1984 [47]
St. Ann		3047 W Mount Whitney Ave, Riverdale	Founded in 1928 for Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1949 [48]
St. Bridgid		Hanford	Founded as mission in 1880s for Portuguese immigrants [45]
St. Frances Cabrini		36986 Los Angeles St, Huron	[49]
St. Joseph		428 E Kern St, Avenal	Founded in the 1940s [50]
St. Paul the Apostle		637 Sunset St, Coalinga	Founded in 1907, church dedicated in 1949 [51]
St. Peter Prince of Apostles		870 N Lemoore Ave, Lemoore	Founded in early 1900s, church dedicated in 2011 [52]

Tulare Vicariate

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Good Shepherd Catholic Parish		Holy Family Church, 1908 N Court St, Visalia	Founded in 1950, church dedicated in the 1960s. Now part of Good Shepherd Parish [53]
		St. Charles Borromeo Church, 5049 W. Caldwell Ave, Visalia	Now part of Good Shepherd Parish [54] [55]
		St. Mary Church, 608 N. Church St, Visalia	Founded in 1861, now part of Good Shepherd Parish [56]
		St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 6735 Avenue 308, Visalia	Church dedicated in 1962, parish founded in 1963. Now part of Good Shepherd Parish [57]
Sacred Heart		417 N. E St, Exeter	[58]
Sacred Heart		217 Lindero Ave, Lindsay	[59]
St. Aloysius		125 E. Pleasant Ave, Tulare	Founded in 1893, church dedicated in 1970 [60]
St. Anne		368 N. F St, Porterville	Founded as mission in 1865, became parish in 1896, church dedicated in 1952 [61]
		Holy Cross Mission Church, 1765 N. Newcomb St, Porterville	Supervised by St. Anne Parish [62]
		St. Maximillian Kolbe Mission Church, 35725 CA-190, Springville	Supervised by St. Anne Parish [63]
		Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro Mission, 9120 Rd 236, Terra Bella	Supervised by St. Anne Parish [64]
St. Frances Cabrini		199 N Pepper St, Woodlake	Founded in 1955, church dedicated in 1963 [65]
St. John the Evangelist		232 Adams Rd, Tipton	Founded in the 1930s for Portuguese immigrants, church dedicated in 1945 [66]
St. Rita		954 S. O St, Tulare	Founded as a mission in 1945, church dedicated in 1955, became a parish in 1967 [67]

Bakersfield Metro Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in Bakersfield and other communities

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Christ the King		1800 Bedford Way, Bakersfield	Founded as mission in 1948, church dedicated in 1950, became a parish in 1952 [68]
Holy Spirit Mission		724 E. Belle Ter, Bakersfield	Church dedicated in 1952 [69]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help		124 Columbus St, Bakersfield	[70]
Our Lady of the Snows Mission		7115 Lakewood Dr, Frazier Park	Founded in the 1960s, church consecrated in 1968
Sacred Heart		9915 Ramos Ave, Bakersfield	Founded in 1952 [71]
San Clemente Mission Parish		1305 Water St, Bakersfield	Founded as mission in 1948, became parish in 2008 [72]
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe		601 E, California Ave, Bakersfield	Founded in 1925 for Mexican immigrants, church dedicated in 2012 [69]
St. Augustine		10601 Myrtle Ave, Lamont	[73]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton		12300 Reina Rd, Bakersfield	Founded in 2008, church dedicated in 2015 [74]
St. Francis of Assisi		900 H St, Bakersfield	Founded in 1884 [75]
St. Joseph		1515 Baker St, Bakersfield	Founded in 1907, church dedicated in 1953 [76]
St. Jude		86 Nellie Dent Dr, Wofford Heights	[77]
St. Philip the Apostle		7100 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield	[78]
St. Thomas the Apostle		350 E Bear Mountain Blvd, Arvin	[79]

Kern Rural Vicariate

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Our Lady of Guadalupe		1015 Clinton St, Delano	[80]
St. Elizabeth		835 E Perkins Ave, McFarland	[81]
St. John the Evangelist		1300 9th Pl, Wasco	[82]
St. Jude Thaddeus		1270 E Washington St, Earlimart	Church construction started in 1960, parish founded in 1968 [83]
St. Mary		110 E Woodrow St, Taft	Founded in 1918, church dedicated in 1951. [84]
		St. Mary Church, 420 N Main St, Buttonwillow	Supervised by St. Mary Parish in Taft since 1990 [84]
St. Therese		300 W Lerdo Hwy, Shafter	Founded in 1952 [85]

High Desert Vicariate

This vicariate contains parishes in the Owens Valley and High Desert regions of Eastern California.

Name	Image	Location	Description/sources
Our Lady of Lourdes		9970 California City Blvd, California City	[86]
		St. Joseph Mission Church, 12456 Boron Ave, Boron	Supervised by Our Lady of Lourdes Parish [86]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help		849 Home St, Bishop	Founded in 1947, church dedicated in 1970
Santa Rosa		311 E, Locust St, Lone Pine	Founded in 1919 [87]
St. Ann		446 W. Church Ave, Ridgecrest	Founded in 1946, church dedicated in 1960 [88]
St. Malachy		407 W. E St, Tehachapi	Founded in 1887, church dedicated in 1967 [89]
St. Mary of the Desert		3100 15th St. W, Rosamond	[90]

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