Archives

The Diocese of Sacramento maintains an extensive collection of historical artifacts, documents and books in its archives. These items unfold the story of the Sacramento Diocese and provide a rich history that calls us back to earlier times.

A visit to the archives reminds one of the seemingly simple beginnings of a Church and its faithful in northern California.

Volume 1: The Bishops of the Diocese 1861 - 2012

• Vol 1, No 1 Bishop Eugene O'Connell
• Vol 1, No 2 Homily at Bishop O'Connell's Memorial Mass
• Vol 1, No 3 Bishop Patrick Manogue
• Vol 1, No 4 Bishop Thomas Grace
• Vol 1, No 5 Bishop Patrick Joseph Keane
• Vol 1, No 6 Bishop Robert John Armstrong
• Vol 1, No 7 Bishop Joseph Thomas McGucken
• Vol 1, No 8 Bishop Alden John Bell
• Vol 1, No 9 Bishop John Stephen Cummins
• Vol 1, No 10 Bishop Francis Anthony Quinn
• Vol 1, No 11 Bishop Alphonse Napolen Gallegos
• Vol 1, No 12 Bishop William Keith Weigand
• Vol 1, No 13 Bishop Richard John Garcia
• Vol 1, No 14 Bishop Jaime Soto
• Vol 1, No 15 Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta

Volume 2: Early Priests of the Diocese

• Vol 2, No 1 Fr. Peter Anderson OP
• Vol 2, No 2 Fr. John Shanahan of Grass Valley
• Vol 2, No 3 Fr. Peter Magagnotto of Marysville
• Vol 2, No 4 Sisters of Notre Dame Come to Maryville
• Vol 2, No 5 Fr Florian The Padre of Paradise Flat
• Vol 2, No 6 Fr John Quinn Builder of St Rose and Folsom Churches
• Vol 2, No 7 Fr Thomas Dalton Pastor of Grass Valley
• Vol 2, No 8 Fr Daniel Slattery Second Pastor of Grass Valley
• Vol 2, No 9 St John the Baptist Folsom
• Vol 2, No 10 Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany 1850-1861
• Vol 2, No 11 Mercy Sisters How it All Started
• Vol 2, No 12 Sacramento's First Mercy Hospital 1896
• Vol 2, No 13 Bishop O'Connell A Tough Man for Tough Times
• Vol 2, No 14 Bishop O'Connell, Pioneer Bishops of Grass Valley
• Vol 2, No 15 Fr John Mary Mevel Pastor of the Railroad
• Vol 2, No 16 St Joseph Parish Forest Hill
• Vol 2, No 17 St Canice Church Nevada City
• Vol 2, No 18 The Care of Orphans in Grass Valley 1866-1932
• Vol 2, No 19 Fr Edward Kelly, The Windfall from Chicago
• Vol 2, No 20 Fr Lawrence Kennedy, Our First Domestic Prelate
• Vol 2, No 21 Fr Charles Lynch, Vicar General at Turn of Century
• Vol 2, No 22 Fr Monteverde - Apostle of Nevada
• Vol 2, No 23 Dominican Fathers Arrived 1854 - How Catholicism came to Benicia
• Vol 2, No 24 Priest Among the Indians - He was Barefooted, Unwashed, Uncombed
• Vol 2, No 25 First Catholic Church in Vallejo Opened in 1885
• Vol 2, No 26 History of Williams Church
• Vol 2, No 27 Fr Patrick O'Kane - An Actor on the Stage of Life
• Vol 2, No 28 Fr Patrick Farrelly - Yreka's Pastor
• Vol 2, No 29 Fr William Moloney - The Old War Horse
• Vol 2, No 30 Fr Patrick Henneberry CPPS
• Vol 2, No 31 Fr James Buchard SJ - The Eloquent Indian
• Vol 2, No 32 St Joseph College in Rohnerville
• Vol 2, No 33 Fr Michael Walrath - God Threw his Mold Away
• Vol 2, No 34 Patrick Manogue - The Busy Pastor of Virginia City 1
• Vol 2, No 35 Patrick Manague - The Busy Pastor of Virginia City 2
• Vol 2, No 36 Bishop Manogue Builds his Cathedral
• Vol 2, No 37 A Critical Look at Bishop Manogue
• Vol 2, No 38 Building the Cathedral - No Fund Drive
• Vol 2, No 39 Bishop Thomas Grace Succeeds Bishop Manogue
• Vol 2, No 40 Fr Michael Gualco - Pioneer Priest of Chico
• Vol 2, No 41 Fr Michael Kiely - Priesthood Spanning Five Bishops
• Vol 2, No 42 Franciscan Friars in Sacramento
• Vol 2, No 43 St Stephen's - Church with Eight Lives
• Vol 2, No 44 St Stephen's - Hard to Top
• Vol 2 No 45 Immaculate Conception Parish - A Granddaddy Parish in Sacramento
• Vol 2, No 46 Msgr Thomas Horgan, Vicar General
• Vol 2, No 47 Was the Cathedral for Sale?
• Vol 2, No 48 Nicolaus Church Celebrates 100 Years
• Vol 2, No 49 Ladies Hold On To Your Bonnets!
• Vol 2, No 50 Cardinal James McIntyre Retires
• Vol 2, No 51 Cardinal James McIntyre, Wall Street Helped in Financial Acumen
• Vol 2, No 52 Cathedral's Famed Painting Receives Tender Loving Care
• Vol 2, No 53 Native Catholic Priests - Shortage Likely Again in Years to Come
• Vol 2, No 54 Msgr John McGarry Looks Back Sixty Years
• Vol 2, No 55 Life of Constant Danger, Steeplejack of the Cathedral
• Vol 2, No 56 Franciscan Sisters Come West to the Land of the Padres
• Vol 2, No 58 Fr John McGoldrick, Sportsman Priest
• Vol 2, No 59 Bishop Robert Armstrong is Honored
• Vol 2, No 60 Stanford Home is Perpetual Memorial to Governor's Son
• Vol 2, No 61 Br Ambrose Reilly FSC On Deck for 70 Years
• Vol 2, No 62 History of Immaculate Conception Parish in Sutter Creek
• Vol 2, No 63 Sutter Creek Church Burns in Massive Fire
• Vol 2, No 64 Bishop Bell Names New Vicar General
• Vol 2, No 65 Cenacle Retreat Center
• Vol 2, No 66 Christ the King Retreat Molds Better Parishioners
• Vol 2, No 67 Hispanic Bishop Picked in Capital
• Vol 2, No 68 Parishes of the Diocese in the 1887 Directory
• Vol 2, No 69 The Life of Holy Cross Parish in Tulelake
• Vol 2, No 70 St Patrick Parish in Placerville
• Vol 2, No 71 Remember Fr Keith Kenny
• Vol 2, No 72 Christian Brothers HS, 100 Years Recalled During Commemorative Celebration
• Vol 2, No 73 Monsignor Thomas J Hayes - Death Brings Halt to Long Career
• Vol 2, No 74 Amador City - Bell Tolls for Tiny Church
• Vol 2, No 75 Sacramento Sisters Speak Out
• Vol 2, No 76 Fr Ignatius Haran, Vacaville Prison Chaplain
• Vol 2, No 77 Short History of the Catholic Church in the Colfax Area
• Vol 2, No 78 Priests Divided on How to Take Care of Spanish Speaking
• Vol 2, No 79 Nano Nagle - A Prophetess for Our Times
• Vol 2, No 80 Vatican Suspends Archbishop
• Vol 2, No 81 Archbishop Lefebvre Defies Pope Paul
• Vol 2, No 82 Fr Patrick Bennett Pastor of St Rose in Sacramento
• Vol 2, No 83 Fr Cletus LaMere, SDS First Vocation Director for Sacramento
• Vol 2, No 84 Death of Msgr Thomas Capel
• Vol 2, No 85 Vatican II Bishop Alden Bell Writes to the Seminarians 1962
• Vol 2, No 86 Fr Mike Cormack Fights to put Faith into Practice
• Vol 2, No 87 Fr Sidney Hall Serves in Mexico
• Vol 2, No 88 Archbishop Sheen and Fr Kung Differ on Womens Ordination
• Vol 2, No 89 Today's Aging Priests Retire with Dignity
• Vol 2, No 90 Msgr Gerald O'Driscoll
• Vol 2, No 91 A Catholic Paper in Every Home was the Aim
• Vol 2, No 92 Sister Sheila Walsh Honored
• Vol 2, No 93 Sacramento Carmelite Makes Vows
• Vol 2, No 94 Diocese of Memphis Gives General Absolution
• Vol 2, No 95 Msgr John Tracy Ellis - American Morals and the Future
• Vol 2, No 96 St Theresa South Lake Tahoe - Vacation Parish that Liturgy Unifies
• Vol 2, No 97 Fr Gerard Shons Named Vicar for Spanish Speaking
• Vol 2, No 98 Fr Bill Dinelli's Parish Goes Up, not Out
• Vol 2, No 99 Archbishop Jadot Sees Major Problems in the Future
• Vol 2, No 100 Diocesan Synod of 1929

Volume 3: Biographies of the Retired Priests of the Diocese of Sacramento

• Vol 3, No 2 Fr Thomas Relihan
• Vol 3, No 3 Fr Michael Cormack
• Vol 3, No 4 Fr Ronan Brennan
• Vol 3, No 5 Fr Anthony Traynor
• Vol 3, No 7 Fr John Patrick Sullivan
• Vol 3, No 8 Msgr Edward J Kavanagh
• Vol 3, No 9 Fr Patrick O'Rafferty
• Vol 3, No 11 Fr Thomas Batch
• Vol 3, No 13 Fr William Kinnane
• Vol 3, No 14 Fr. Colm OKelly
• Vol 3, No 15 Msgr T Brendan O'Sullivan
• Vol 3, No 16 Fr William J Dinelli
• Vol 3, No 17 Fr Rodney Lawrence Hall
• Vol 3, No 18 Fr John Eugene Boll
• Vol 3, No 19 Fr Thomas Delahunty
• Vol 3, No 20 Msgr James Francis Church
• Vol 3, No 21 Fr Charles Brady
• Vol 3, No 22 Msgr Albert O'Connor
• Vol 3, No 23 Fr. Thomas Maguire
• Vol 3, No 24 Fr. John Healy
• Vol 3, No 25 Fr Joseph Ternullo
• Vol 3, No 26 Msgr Russell G Terra
• Vol 3, No 27 Fr. Brendan McKeefry
• Vol 3, No 29 Fr John Lagomarsino
• Vol 3, No 30 Fr John Cantwell
• Vol 3, No 32 Fr Michael Dillon
• Vol 3, No 33 Fr James McKnight
• Vol 3, No 34 Fr. John Joseph Myles
• Vol 3, No 35 Fr. Daniel Looney
• Vol 3, No 36 Fr. Maurice OBrien
• Vol 3, No 37 Fr. Patrick Joseph Henry
• Vol 3, No 38 Fr. James Brendan Walsh
• Vol 3, No 39 Fr. Edward Pepka
• Vol 3, No 41 Fr. Daniel Madigan
• Vol 3, No 42 Leslie, Fr. Patrick Joseph

Volume 4: History of the Sacramento Diocese and its Parishes

• Vol 4, No 1 Catholic Cemeteries - Interview with Frank Espinosa
• Vol 4, No 2 A Dominican Heritage Part I
• Vol 4, No 3 A Dominican Heritage Part II
• Vol 4, No 4 A Dominican Heritage Part III
• Vol 4, No 5 Early History of the Diocese of Reno
• Vol 4, No 6 Fr William Peters SJ
• Vol 4, No 7 Centennial History of Sacred Heart Parish, Alturas
• Vol 4, No 8 Recollection of a Sister of Mercy about Fr Patrick Sheehy
• Vol 4, No 9 Msgr Thomas Capel - Socialism at the Bar of the Church
• Vol 4, No 10 St Vincent de Paul History and Programs
• Vol 4, No 11 Msgr Patrick McHugh
• Vol 4, No 12 Sacramento Establishes its own Minor Seminary
• Vol 4, No 13 Dedication of St Pius X Seminary
• Vol 4, No 14 Henry Need, Galt Farmer, Chief Seminary Benefactor
• Vol 4, No 15 Harry Devine, Seminary Architect
• Vol 4, No 16 The Diocese Builds a Retirement Center for Diocesan Priests
• Vol 4, No 17 The Internment of the Tamaki Family in Tulelake
• Vol 4, No 18 The History of NOVA
• Vol 4, No 19 Tribute to Msgr Capel by C. K. McClatchy
• Vol 4, No 20 Sacred Heart Parish, Anderson
• Vol 4, No 21 Fr Michael Tamburi
• Vol 4, No 22 History of St James Parish, Davis
• Vol 4, No 23 Priest takes Sabbatical to Israel - Fr John Boll
• Vol 4, No 24 St John Church, Dunsmuir
• Vol 4, No 25 Bishop Francis Quinn, Missionary in Arizona
• Vol 4, No 26 The History of Holy Rosary Parish, Woodland Part I
• Vol 4, No 27 The History of Holy Rosary Parish, Woodland Part II
• Vol 4, No 28 The History of Holy Rosary Parish, Woodland Part III
• Vol 4, No 30 St Mary of the Mountain Mission Church, Stonyford
• Vol 4, No 31 Cardinal Francis George Part I
• Vol 4, No 32 Cardinal Francis George Part II
• Vol 4, No 33 St Mary Mission Church, Etna
• Vol 4, No 34 Presbyteral Convocation 2015
• Vol 4, No 35 Holy Rosary Church, Loyalton
• Vol 4, No 37 History of Sacred Heart Church, Fort Jones
• Vol 4, No 38 History of St Joseph Church, Yreka
• Vol 4, No 39 Sr Anne Chester, Parish Steward of Siskiyou Communities
• Vol 4, No 40 Fr Florian Schwenninger OSB, the Padre of Paradise Flat
• Vol 4, No 41 History of St Joseph Parish, Rio Vista
• Vol 4, No 42 Fr Michael Walrath, the Flying Dutchman
• Vol 4, No 43 MAT Program
• Vol 4, No 44 Vatican II a Most Memorable Event for Bishop
• Vol 4, No 45 Auburn Convent Tends to Aging Nuns
• Vol 4, No 46 St Elizabeth Portuguese Parish
• Vol 4, No 47 Eleanor McClatchy Obituary in The Catholic Herald
• Vol 4, No 48 History of St Rose Parish, Sacramento
• Vol 4, No 49 Cardinal George Mundelein, A Tough Act to Follow
• Vol 4, No 50 Cardinal Blaise Cupich
• Vol 4, No 51 Digitization of Parish Sacramental Records
• Vol 4, No 52 History of All Hallows College, Dublin
• Vol 4, No 53 History of Our Lady of Sierra Chapel
• Vol 4, No 54 Bust of Bishop Bell
• Vol 4, No 55 Interview with Sister Kathleen Dunne, RSM
• Vol 4, No 56 The Sulpician Fathers Withdraw from Saint Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, CA
• Vol 4, No 61 The History of the Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, CA
• Vol 4, No 63 History of Saint Dominic Parish, Orland
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• Vol 4, No 65 Norma Cappello, First Executive Secretary of the California Conference of Catholic Bishops  

Volume 5: History of the Deceased Priests of the Diocese of Sacramento

• Vol 5, No 1 Fr Charles Sylvester McDermott
• Vol 5, No 2 Fr Terry Fulton
• Vol 5, No 3 Msgr Gerald Driscoll
• Vol 5, No 4 Fr Eugene Lucas
• Vol 5, No 5 Msgr Paul Degnan
• Vol 5, No 6 Msgr Raymond B Renwald
• Vol 5, No 7 Fr Patrick J Lyons
• Vol 5, No 8 Fr Sidney Peter Hall
• Vol 5, No 10 Fr William Russell Slakey
• Vol 5, No 11 Fr Fernando Sanchez
• Vol 5, No 12 Msgr Roy V Peters
• Vol 5, No 13 Fr John Vincent Coleman
• Vol 5, No 14 Fr George Schuster SDS
• Vol 5, No 15 Fr Patrick Lee
• Vol 5, No 16 Fr Michel John Gagnon OFM
• Vol 5, No 17 Fr John Kouba SDS
• Vol 5, No 18 Fr Thomas P Garrigan
• Vol 5, No 19 Fr Joseph M Hanrahan
• Vol 5, No 20 Fr John Folmer
• Vol 5, No 22 Fr Richard Doheny
• Vol 5, No 23 Fr Januarius Rodrigues
• Vol 5, No 24 Fr Bernard Joseph Burns
• Vol 5, No 25 Fr Patrick Lanigan
• Vol 5, No 26 Fr Patrick McGrath
• Vol 5, No 27 Fr Walter Dev Burke
• Vol 5, No 29 Fr Walter H Albecht
• Vol 5, No 30 Fr John Gabriel Cuffe
• Vol. 5, No. 31 Fr. Colin Lawrence Macdonald
• Vol. 5, No. 32 Fr. Edward Eugene Callanan SJ
• Vol. 5 No. 33 Msgr. John Gerald Terwilliger
• Vol. 5, No. 34 Fr. Anthony Gurnell
• Vol. 5 No. 35 Msgr. Cornelius Patrick Higgins
• Vol. 5, No. 36 Father Anthony Vincent Maio
• Vol. 5, No. 37 Msgr Patrick Nolan
• Vol. 5, No. 38 Father Leo McAllister
• Vol 5, No 39 Msgr Patrick McTague
• Vol 5, No 40 Fr Keith Kenny
• Vol 5, No 41 Msgr Richard Collins Dwyer
• Vol 5, No 44 Fr. James K. O'Dea
• Vol 5, No 45 Msgr. Raymond C. Rolf
• Vol 5, No 46 Fr. Michael Newman, SDS
• Vol 5, No 47 Fr. Thomas F. Marshall
• Vol 5, No 48 Msgr. Thomas A. Kirby
• Vol 5, No 49 Fr. Lawrence A. Ryan
• Vol 5, No 50 Father Patrick J. Sears
• Vol 5 No 51 Fr. Michael Myles
• Vol 5, No 52 Fr. Michael Fitzgerald
• Vol 5, No 53 Fr. Bernard McElwee
• Vol 5, No 54 Fr. Michael M. Hogan
• Vol 5, No 55 Msgr. Daniel Twomey
• Vol 5, No 56 Fr. James J. Hynes
• Vol 5, No 57 Msgr. Michael J. Hynes
• Vol 5, No 58 Fr. Keith Canterbury
• Vol 5, No 59 Msgr. Patrick J. O'Sullivan
• Vol 5, No 60 Msgr. Michael J. Kearney
• Vol 5, No 61 Father John Grace
• Vol 5, No 62 Fr. James Healy
• Vol 5, No 66 Fr. Francis Henry Zegwaard, MSC
• Vol 5 No 68 Msgr. Eymard Joseph Gallagher
• Vol 5, No 69 Fr. Benedict S. DeLeon
• Vol 5, No 70 Fr. Matthias Joseph OCallaghan
• Vol 5, No 71 Fr. William K. Walsh
• Vol 5, No 72 Fr. Joel Joseph Moelter, O.Carm
• Vol 5, No 73 Fr. Patrick F. Keane
• Vol 5, No 74 Msgr. Michael L. Lyons
• Vol 5, No 75 Father Daniel Cullinan
• Vol 5, No 76, Fr Denis Patrick Keaney
• Vol 5, No 77 Fr. Sean J. Moloney
• Vol 5, No 78 Msgr. William Coen
• Vol 5, No 79 Fr. James OMeara
• Vol 5, No 80 Msgr. James D. Poole
• Vol 5, No 81 Fr. Joseph E. Bishop
• Vol 5, No 82 Fr. Hugh J. Bannon
• Vol 5, No 83 Fr. Richard J. Blinn, SJ
• Vol 5, No 84 Fr. Jeremiah Dermot Dwyer
• Vol 5, No 85 Fr. Joseph Mary Huong Xuan Nguyen (short version)
• Vol 5, No 85 Fr. Joseph Mary Huong Xuan Nguyen (extended version)
• Vol 5, No 89 Father Martin Brusato
• Vol 5, No 86 Father Nicholas Stephen Duggan
• Vol 5, No 87 Father Sean Kevin Carrigy
• Vol 5, No 90 Msgr. William Daly

Volume 6: Meet the Priests of the Diocese of Sacramento

• Vol 6, No 1 Fr Julito Orpilla
• Vol 6, No 2 Fr Mauricio Hurtado
• Vol 6 No 3 Fr. Michael Ritter

Volume 7: Religious Sisters in the Diocese of Sacramento

• Vol 7, No 1 Sr. Bridget Mary Flynn, RSM
• Vol 7, No 2 Sr. Maura Power, RSM
• Vol 7, No 3 Sr. Anita Minihane, RSM
• Vol 7, No 4 History of the Canossian Sisters
• Vol 7, No 5 Sr. Michael Henry Moulin, DHS