About Santa Rosa, California:
California has a history rooted in early missions and the later establishment of a diocesan territory. The city of Santa Rosa itself was named after Saint Rose of Lima. The baptism of a Native American woman on the feast day of Saint Rose of Lima on August 23, 1828 became a defining moment in the city’s history.
in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California.[10] Its population as of the 2020 census was 178,127.[8] It is the largest city in California’s Wine Country and Redwood Coast.
Catholic places of interest in Santa Rosa, California:
The Diocese of Santa Rosa was created in 1962, signifying a formal establishment of the church’s territory.
Saint Eugene Cathedral: built in 1950, serves as the mother church and the seat of the diocesan bishop.
Traveling to Santa Rosa, California:
Santa Rosa lies along the US Route 101 corridor, approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of San Francisco, via the Golden Gate Bridge.
The airport in Santa Rosa is Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS), 7 miles north of downtown. It is named after Charles M. Schulz, the famed cartoonist of the Peanuts comic strip, who lived in Santa Rosa for more than 30 years. Several regional carriers serve Santa Rosa.