Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

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Diocese of Orange Dioecesis Arausicanae in California
Christ Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Orange County
Ecclesiastical province	Los Angeles
Population - Catholics	1,547,000 [1] (49.2%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 24, 1976[1]
Cathedral	Christ Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Guadalupe Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Kevin Vann
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Gómez
Auxiliary Bishops	Timothy Edward Freyer Thanh Thai Nguyen
Vicar General	Angelos Sebastian
Map
Website
rcbo.org

The Diocese of Orange (Latin: Dioecesis Arausicanae in California; Spanish: Diócesis de Orange; Vietnamese: Giáo phận Quận Cam) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church that covers all of Orange County, California, in the United States. It is sometimes referred to as the Diocese of Orange in California, to avoid confusion with the Diocese of Orange in Orange, France, which was dissolved in 1801.

The Diocese of Orange was erected in 1976. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The diocesan cathedral is Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove. The current diocesan bishop is Kevin Vann, who was installed on December 10, 2012. Diocesan offices are situated at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove.

In addition to its 56 parish churches, the diocese oversees 41 schools and three general hospitals, plus one disabled and five ethnic ministry centers. It also sponsors a variety of programs and activities in conjunction with other local organizations.

The diocesan patron saints are Our Lady of Guadalupe and Andrew Dũng-Lạc.^[2][3]