During the 18th century, the Fresno area was part of the province of Las Californias in the Spanish colony of New Spain.

[4] During his tenure as bishop, Manning supported the organization of a labor union for Central Valley farm workers, and sought to help wine producers and grape pickers reconcile their differences.

[6] In 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed Reverend José de Jesús Madera Uribe as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Fresno to assist Donohoe.

While serving the order on Rios, the Selma police seized an assault rifle and handgun of his from church property.

[13] Rios' housekeeper sued the diocese in 2021, claiming that he physically and emotionally abused her during a four-year romantic relationship.

[14] St. Charles Borromeo in Visalia opened in 2023 to become the largest Catholic parish church in North America.

At the time, the boy was living in the rectory at St. Joseph's church; the man claimed that Harrison would inspect his genitals every day.

Both the diocese and the Firebaugh Police Department investigated the accusations and found insufficient evidence to back them.

[17] This action occurred a week before the Vatican was planning a church trial on accusations from seven alleged victims.

[19] In March 2002, a 16 year old girl from Hanford accused Reverend Miguel Torres of raping her three times.

[23] Reverend Robert Gamel of Los Banos was arrested in June 2015 for possession of a sexually explicit photo of a teenage boy.

Gamel pleaded no contest in March 2016 to possession of child pornography and was sentenced to four years probation and 11 months in jail.

[28] In May 2024, the diocese announced that they were preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by August 2024, claiming that it was now facing over 150 sex abuse lawsuits from victims.