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  • A woman carrying a bowl of incense and a group of Korean musicians lead a procession to the site of the groundbreaking for The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California Saturday afternoon May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Bishop Allen H. Vigneron greets Sara Ryan, age 4, of Concord, California during the ground breaking ceremony for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on May 21, 2005. The bishop briefly described to Sara the new cathedral that was going to be built on that site. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • A group of women from Oakland's Nigerian Catholic Community perform a ritual sweeping of the ground prior to the ground breaking for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • An Indian woman spreads rose petals around the site of the ground breaking for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005 in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • An Indian woman spreads rose petals around the site of the ground breaking for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005 in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Asian-American women bow with incense bowls in front of the site of the ground breaking of Oakland's new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005, in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Bishop Allen H. Vigneron, and Bishop emeritus John Cummins break ground for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005 in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Architect Craig Hartman and Fr. Quang Dong, look on as Bishop Allen H. Vigneron and Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins break ground for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday May 21, 2005. Fr. Quang Dong, who was recently named pastor of the new cathedral parish, escaped his native Vietnam in 1980. He and the other 75 passengers on the boat endured 22 pirate attacks on their journey to Malaysia. Upon his arrival in California he resumed his studies for the priesthood which had been interrupted by the communist authorities five years earlier. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Architect Craig Hartman helps Nathan Valley shovel the earth during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. Cathedral project director John McDonnell (left), Tammy Valley, and Bishop Allen H. Vigneron are looking on during Saturday's ceremony. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Helena Cho, of Oakland, cheers after the formal groundbreaking for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California Saturday May 21, 2005. The groundbreaking rite reflected the extraordinary cultural mix in the Oakland Diocese, which offers Mass in seventeen languages. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Oakland's Bishop Emeritus John S. Cummins recieves a hearty round of applause for his contributions to the new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005 in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Parishioners of the Diocese of Oakland greet Bishop Allen H. Vigneron after a joyous ground breaking ceremony for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • The site of the new Cathedral of Christ the Light is reflected in the sunglasses of lead architect Craig Hartman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Saturday afternoon in Oakland, California. Expected to be completed in early 2008, the 1500 seat Cathedral replaces St. Francis de Sales which was damaged beyong repair in an earthquake on October 17, 1989. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • A Vietnamese drumming group plays during the welcome reception prior to the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • A group of Tongan dancers perform at Oakland?s Lakeside Park bandstand during a ceremony leading up to the formal groundbreaking for the new Cathedral of Christ the Light. Parishioners from all around the Diocese of Oakland watched the performance and those wishing to make donations to this particular ministry were invited to place bills directly onto the oiled shoulders of the dancers. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • The renowned St. Columba?s Praise Dancers perform prior to the formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • A youth hip-hop parish dance troup perform prior to the formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Dancers celebrate prior to the ground breaking of the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Retired Oakland bishop John L. Cummins speaks at a celebration ceremony prior to the formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California on Saturday, May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • A woman carrying a bowl of incense and a group of Korean musicians lead a procession to the site of the groundbreaking for The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California Saturday afternoon May 21, 2005. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Detail view of a shovel used in Saturday's groundbreaking ceremont for the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Cathedral of Christ the Light ground breaking ceremony. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Chautauqua XI October 4, 2003. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Chautauqua XI October 4, 2003. (GREG TARCZYNSKI) By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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  • Chautauqua XII, the Diocese of Oakland's annual multi-cultural celebration, was held this year at St. Raymond's Parish in Dublin, California on Saturday October 1, 2005. Bishops Allen Vigneron and John Cummins co-celebrated the event which draws upon and celebrates the Diocese's broad Catholic heritage. (GREG TARCZYNSKI). By photographer Greg Tarczynski
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