Ordinaries
The Diocese of Oakland is led by a bishop who serves as ordinary. The first bishop was installed in 1962, appointed from the Diocese of Cleveland. Thus far, four persons have served as Bishop of Oakland. A former vicar general of Oakland was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Honolulu. Most Rev. Alexander Brunett, archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, has been named apostolic administrator of the diocese, effective at the time of Cordileone's installation in San Francisco.
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