East Bay Catholic Property Sales Monitor

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ALERT — 2026-05-13 court-docket property disposition signal

Alert level: Red. Verita docket #2867, Exhibit G, is reported in the nightly raw note as a primary bankruptcy plan-supplement signal: it lists real property anticipated to be sold or collateralized to fund the plan, including named Oakland church/pastoral-center sites. This is not a broker listing, not an asking price, and not a confirmed sale, but it is materially stronger than ordinary closure news. Docket #2902 also states that the debtor has committed to using not less than 48 real-estate parcels to fund plan obligations, including up to 13 houses of worship/pastoral centers.

Named Oakland whole-site disposition/collateralization watch items from the nightly docket pass: mary-help-of-christians-oakland, our-lady-of-lourdes-oakland, sacred-heart-oakland, saint-andrew-kim-korean-pastoral-center-oakland, saint-augustine-oakland, saint-paschal-baylon-oakland, and saint-patrick-oakland. saint-leo-the-great-oakland has a parish-house parcel watch signal, not a whole-site closure signal.

Latest nightly status — 2026-05-13

Alert level: Red court-docket property signal. Verita docket #2867, the 2026-04-29 plan supplement, Exhibit G, lists specific sites as “real property anticipated to be sold or collateralized to fund the Plan.” It names seven Oakland closure sites under “Potential Whole Parish Site Property Disposition/Collateralization”: saint-patrick-oakland, saint-augustine-oakland, our-lady-of-lourdes-oakland, saint-paschal-baylon-oakland, sacred-heart-oakland, saint-andrew-kim-korean-pastoral-center-oakland, and mary-help-of-christians-oakland. It also names saint-leo-the-great-oakland APN 13-1117-25 under potential parish-house disposition/collateralization.

Docket #2902, the 2026-05-08 first amended disclosure statement, says RCBO is willing to sell real estate “including up to thirteen houses of worship or pastoral centers,” and says the plan uses “not less than 48 parcels of real estate” through vacant parcels, vacant portions of active sites, operating church locations, and residential homes. Docket #2912, the Committee objection, argues that the Diocese could sell the real property it has agreed to sell even if Livermore proceeds are realized and notes earlier exploration of “30 or more Churches” for closure, clustering, merging, or sale.

No public asking price, broker listing, named buyer, sale price, or city/recorder transfer was found tonight for the Oakland church sites. All dollar figures remain agent estimate screens unless otherwise labeled. See diocese-of-oakland, property-sale-signals, valuation-methodology, and oakland-catholic-church-price-screen-2026-05-13.

Current status — 2026-05-13

The monitor tracks all identified Catholic Diocese of Oakland parish/church/pastoral-center sites in Oakland, not only the seven Oakland closure sites. Closure is announced for seven Oakland sites. Sale/disposition is explicitly contemplated by official FAQ language, and the court docket now names the seven Oakland closure sites as potential whole-site disposition/collateralization candidates. saint-paschal-baylon-oakland remains the strongest sale watch because it also has a reported pastor-level statement that the site will be sold.

The key epistemic distinction remains intact: the court docket is a primary disposition/collateralization signal, but no property should be described as publicly “for sale” until a listing, broker page, bid-procedure/sale motion, confirmed sale order, named buyer, or equivalent primary evidence appears.

Financial dynamics

• Bankruptcy: Chapter 11 filed 2023-05-08 after more than 330 abuse lawsuits.
• Survivor trust pressure: official materials describe funding from RCBO cash, loans, insurance rights, and real estate.
• Docket #2902 says the Debtor is willing to sell “up to thirteen houses of worship or pastoral centers” and use not less than 48 real-estate parcels to fund plan obligations.
• Docket #2867, Exhibit G lists specific potential sale/collateralization packages, including the Oakland closure sites and one Oakland parish-house parcel.
• Docket #2936 interim DIP financing collateral names Lafayette, Hayward, Antioch, and Livermore cemetery/retreat/mortuary assets; it does not name Oakland parish sites.
• Closure rationale is mixed: official language emphasizes attendance, sacramental participation, school enrollment, priest availability, and sustainability; news and court materials tie real-estate pressure to bankruptcy and abuse-claim financial crisis.

Oakland dossiers

Cost labels below are agent estimate until observed asking prices, court values, appraisals, broker estimates, or sale prices appear.

Oakland closure / priority watch sites

• mary-help-of-christians-oakland — closure announced; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale/collateralization probability likely; core estimate $286,100–$650,228; court-listed package $501,594–$1.1M; expanded envelope $561,778–$1.3M.
• our-lady-of-lourdes-oakland — closure announced; court-listed Debtor-owned parcel; sale/collateralization probability likely but package scope uncertain; listed parcel estimate $78,044–$177,372; broader core/campus estimate $775,960–$1.8M.
• sacred-heart-oakland — closure announced; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale/collateralization probability likely; core/court-listed estimate $831,861–$1.9M; expanded envelope $2.6M–$5.9M.
• saint-andrew-kim-korean-pastoral-center-oakland — closure announced; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale/collateralization probability likely; core estimate $380,522–$864,822; court-listed package $535,252–$1.2M; expanded envelope $1.7M–$3.8M.
• saint-augustine-oakland — closure announced; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale/collateralization probability likely; core estimate $267,263–$607,415; court-listed package $498,000–$1.1M; expanded envelope $2.8M–$6.3M.
• saint-paschal-baylon-oakland — closure announced; pastor-level sale signal reported; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale probability likely; core/court-listed estimate $2M–$4.6M; expanded envelope $8.7M–$19.7M.
• saint-patrick-oakland — closure announced; court-listed potential whole-site disposition/collateralization; sale/collateralization probability likely; core/court-listed estimate $438,838–$997,359; expanded envelope $1.1M–$2.5M.

Oakland active / baseline watch sites

• cathedral-parish-of-christ-the-light — active / not on 2026 closure list; court plan supplement contains CCCEB→RCBO ownership-transfer settlement form, not sale; sale probability low; core estimate $3.8M–$8.5M; expanded envelope $3.8M–$8.5M.
• divine-mercy-parish-st-lawrence-otoole — active receiving/cluster parish; not itself on closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $1M–$2.3M; expanded envelope $2.9M–$6.5M.
• saint-anthony-mary-help-parish-office — active parish office / not separately named for closure; sale probability low; core estimate $227,631–$517,343; expanded envelope $1.9M–$4.4M.
• saint-benedict-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $211,865–$481,511; expanded envelope $1.4M–$3.2M.
• saint-bernard-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $318,983–$724,962; expanded envelope $899,011–$2M.
• saint-columba-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $766,227–$1.7M; expanded envelope $1.5M–$3.4M.
• saint-elizabeth-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $820,752–$1.9M; expanded envelope $4.9M–$11.1M.
• saint-jarlath-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $577,013–$1.3M; expanded envelope $1.5M–$3.4M.
• saint-leo-the-great-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; APN 13-1117-25 court-listed as potential parish-house disposition/collateralization; parcel probability possible; parish-house parcel estimate $73,590–$167,250; whole-site sale probability low; core estimate $1.2M–$2.7M.
• saint-louis-bertrand-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $1M–$2.4M; expanded envelope $1.1M–$2.5M.
• saint-margaret-mary-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $110,162–$250,369; expanded envelope $535,414–$1.2M.
• saint-theresa-oakland — active / not on 2026 closure list; sale probability low; core estimate $1.3M–$3.1M; expanded envelope $6.4M–$14.6M.

Outside-Oakland closure sites still tracked at monitor level

The 2026-04-29 plan supplement also lists outside-Oakland closure sites under potential whole-parish-site disposition/collateralization, but no dedicated outside-Oakland dossiers were created tonight because Eric’s standing scope prioritizes Oakland and no asking price, named buyer, listing, or site-specific sale motion was found.

• Our Lady of Guadalupe site at Blacow Road / plan supplement parcel at 4358 Bora Bora Ave, Fremont — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.
• St. Albert the Great, Alameda — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.
• St. Barnabas, Alameda — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.
• St. Rose of Lima, Crockett — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.
• St. Stephen, Walnut Creek — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.
• Transfiguration, Castro Valley — closure announced; court-listed potential disposition/collateralization; sale/listing status unknown.

Nightly monitoring checklist

1. Search news for: Diocese of Oakland church closures sale, Oakland Diocese property sale, each candidate site name, and St. Paschal Baylon sold/listing.
2. Check official pages:
   • https://www.oakdiocese.org/aligning-our-reality-with-our-mission/
   • https://www.oakdiocese.org/chapter-11/
   • https://www.veritaglobal.net/rcbo / https://www.kccllc.net/RCBO
3. Search bankruptcy/docket terms: RCBO sell real estate, Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland motion to sell, bid procedures, broker, realtor, asset purchase agreement, and amended plan supplement / confirmation order language.
4. Search listing/commercial-real-estate feeds: LoopNet, Crexi, Kidder Mathews, CBRE, Colliers, Cushman, local church/religious facility listings, and exact site names/addresses when known.
5. Search city planning and permit signals for every Oakland dossier site, plus the outside-Oakland closure sites.
6. If a concrete site signal appears, enrich with parcel/address, zoning, lot size, buildings, historic status, nearby comps, assessed value, asking price, buyer, and expected total acquisition/redevelopment cost.

Notification rule

Notify Eric clearly if any red signal in property-sale-signals appears. The alert should answer:

• Which church/site?
• What happened?
• How strong is the evidence?
• Is it actually for sale, merely closing, or entering a sale/collateralization process?
• What is the reported/estimated cost, with label (asking price, sale price, court value, assessed value, broker estimate, or agent estimate)?
• What should be checked next?