Press Releases

Our Beloved Bishop Donald Montrose, the 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Stockton, went home to the Lord this morning just after midnight, the day of his 59th Anniversary as a priest. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. May he rest In peace. Amen.: May 7, 2008

Bishop Stephen Blaire announces that the lawsuit brought against the Diocese and the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales claiming childhood sexual abuse by Father Murty Fahy, a deceased member of the Oblates, has been dismissed without prejudice: November 28, 2007

Statement By Bishop Stephen Blaire on Immigration Reform - November 25, 2007

Bishop Stephen Blaire Announces Papal Honors: September 20, 2007

Statement by Bishop Stephen Blaire on the Occasion of Breaking Ground - Saint Joseph Medical Center, Stockton: March 19, 2007

Statement Regarding Deliver Us From Evil - 17 KB.

Diocese of Stockton joins Pope Benedict in praying for peace in the Middle East: July 24, 2006 - 9 KB.

Statement Regarding St. Gertrude School: May 24, 2006

Statement by Bishop Stephen Blaire on the Appointment of the Most Reverend George Niederauer as Archbishop of San Francisco: December 15, 2005

Statement by Bishop Stephen Blaire on the Death of Pope John Paul II: April 2, 2005

Statement by Bishop Stephen Blaire on Illo Case: March 26, 2005

Statement by Bishop Stephen Blaire on the Settlement of Two Child Abuse Claims: March 26, 2005

Announcement of the Appointment of Pastors: April 29, 2004

Statistics on Child Abuse by Clergy in the Diocese of Stockton From 1962 - 2003: January 22, 2004 - 55 KB.

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Last Update May 8, 2008