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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

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Merced/Mariposa Vicariate

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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[73]
St. Augustine 10601 Myrtle Ave, Lamont [74]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 12300 Reina Rd, Bakersfield Founded in 2008, church dedicated in 2015[75]
St. Francis of Assisi 900 H St, Bakersfield Founded in 1884[76]
St. Joseph 1515 Baker St, Bakersfield Founded in 1907, church dedicated in 1953[77]
St. Jude 86 Nellie Dent Dr, Wofford Heights [78]
St. Philip the Apostle 7100 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield [79]
St. Thomas the Apostle 350 E Bear Mountain Blvd, Arvin [80]

Kern Rural Vicariate

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Name Image Location Description/sources
Our Lady of Guadalupe 1015 Clinton St, Delano [81]
St. Elizabeth 835 E Perkins Ave, McFarland [82]
St. John the Evangelist 1300 9th Pl, Wasco [83]
St. Jude Thaddeus 1270 E Washington St, Earlimart Church construction started in 1960, parish founded in 1968[84]
St. Mary 110 E Woodrow St, Taft Founded in 1918, church dedicated in 1951.[85]
St. Mary Church, 420 N Main St, Buttonwillow Supervised by St. Mary Parish in Taft since 1990[85]
St. Therese 300 W Lerdo Hwy, Shafter Founded in 1952[86]

High Desert Vicariate

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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 [87]
St. Joseph Mission Church, 12456 Boron Ave, Boron Supervised by Our Lady of Lourdes Parish[87]
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[88]
St. Ann 446 W. Church Ave, Ridgecrest Founded in 1946, church dedicated in 1960[89]
St. Malachy 407 W. E St, Tehachapi Founded in 1887, church dedicated in 1967[90]
St. Mary of the Desert 3100 15th St. W, Rosamond [91]

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