Allen Vigneron

Allen Henry Vigneron (born October 21, 1948 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. He is the current Bishop of Oakland in California. Vigneron was ordained to the presbyterium and served as priest in Detroit. On June 12, 1996, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, ordained to the episcopate on July 9, 1996. During his tenure as an auxiliary of the Archdiocese, Vigneron served as Rector/President of Sacred Heart Major Seminary. On January 10, 2003, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Oakland by Pope John Paul II. He was installed the following February 26, and with the retirement of John Stephen Cummins on October 1 of that year, he succeeded him as Bishop of Oakland.