College · Catholic life on campus
Starr King School for the Ministry
- LocationOakland, CA
- Type and sizePrivate nonprofit · 4-year · 73 students
Affiliation: Unitarian Universalist
Starr King School for the Ministry is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.
Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.6 miles away.
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Catholic churches nearby
- The Cathedral of Christ the Light — 0.6 mi · 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church — 1.2 mi · 2800 Lakeshore Avenue
- Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Church — 1.5 mi · 1005 Peralta Street
- St. Anthony's Church — 1.8 mi · 1610 East 15th Street
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 4025 Martin Luther King Junior Way
- Church of Saint Leo the Great — 2.0 mi · 176 Ridgeway Avenue, Oakland
Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.
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Local Church
The Most Reverend Michael C. Barber, Bishop of Oakland
Formal address: “Your Excellency”
Source: oakdiocese.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.
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About this school’s data
- IPEDS unit ID 123916
- Carnegie classification: Special focus: faith-related institution
- Accreditation: Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
- Religious affiliation (IPEDS): Unitarian Universalist
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- Is Starr King School for the Ministry a Catholic college?
- No. Starr King School for the Ministry is not a Catholic college. Its listed religious affiliation is Unitarian Universalist. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.
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