- Allen Henry Vigneron
infobox bishopstyles
name=Allen Henry Vigneron
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=not applicable |Allen Henry Vigneron (born
October 21 ,1948 in Mount Clemens,Michigan ) is abishop of theRoman Catholic Church in theUnited States . He is the current Bishop of Oakland inCalifornia .Vigneron was ordained to the
presbyterium and served as priest in Detroit. OnJune 12 ,1996 , he was appointedauxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, ordained to theepiscopate onJuly 9 ,1996 . He was also named the Titular Bishop of theTitular see of Sault Sainte Marie. During his tenure as an auxiliary of the Archdiocese, Vigneron served as Rector/President ofSacred Heart Major Seminary . He is also a member of the Board of Trustees atThe Catholic University of America .On
January 10 ,2003 , he was appointedCoadjutor Bishop of Oakland byPope John Paul II . He was installed the followingFebruary 26 , and with the retirement ofJohn Stephen Cummins onOctober 1 of that year, he succeeded him as Bishop of Oakland.----
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