Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

Diocese of San José in California Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Location
Territory	County of Santa Clara
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of San Francisco
Metropolitan	San Jose, California, United States
Statistics
Population - Catholics	over 600,000
Parishes	52 (including missions)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 27, 1981
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Co-cathedral	Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Joseph Saint Clare of Assisi
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Patrick Joseph McGrath Bishop of San José in California
Metropolitan Archbishop	George Hugh Niederauer Archbishop of San Francisco
Auxiliary Bishop	Thomas A. Daly Auxiliary Bishop of San José and Titular Bishop of Tabalta
Vicars General	Rev. Msgr. Francis V. Cilia Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia Very Rev. Brendan McGuire Vicar General - Special Projects
Emeritus Bishops	Pierre DuMaine Bishop Emeritus
Map
Website
dsj.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of Assisi. the diocese is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of San Francisco. Its fellow suffragans include the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Santa Rosa and Stockton.

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in Downtown San Jose is the cathedral church of the diocese. The diocesan offices are located at 1150 North First Street. The diocese serves over 600,000 Catholics in 52 parishes and missions, three university campus ministries, and 38 schools.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Roman Catholic Church in present-day Santa Clara County dates to the founding of Mission Santa Clara de Asís (a Spanish mission) in 1777, during the era of the Provincias Internas of New Spain. Originally a part of the Diocese of Sonora in Mexico, in 1840 San Jose and the rest of the Californias became part of the Diocese of Alta and Baja California, headquartered in Santa Barbara.

In 1850, two years after the Mexican Cession, the Diocese of Alta and Baja California was split between the American and Mexican territories, and San Jose became a part of the Diocese of Monterey. In 1853, the northern half of the county became part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, while the areas around Gilroy and Morgan Hill remained in the Diocese of Monterey. In 1922 the American Catholic Church decided to use county boundaries for dioceses,^{[citation needed]} and the southern half of the county was transferred to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The collapsed five-story tower at St. Joseph's Seminary, damaged by a 1989 earthquake.

Pope John Paul II granted the See of San Jose independence on January 27, 1981;^{[citation needed]} the diocese was canonically erected later that year by archbishops Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and John R. Quinn, Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco, on March 18, the vigil of the feast of Saint Joseph. The first Bishop of San Jose was Pierre DuMaine, and the first cathedral of the diocese was Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral Parish.

The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged St. Joseph's Cathedral, resulting in the need for $22 million in repairs;^[1] it also damaged Saint Joseph's Seminary of Mountain View, resulting in the death of someone working in the tower.^[2] St. Joseph's, a Sulpician seminary at one time affiliated with Saint Patrick Seminary,^[3] was subsequently closed and demolished, with the intent to sell part of the land to build luxury homes and use the proceeds to repay a $20 million loan used to repair the cathedral.^[4] As part of the deal with the Cupertino City Council, 138 acres (56 ha) were donated to the county park system, to be added to Rancho San Antonio County Park.^[1]

Bishops of San José in California

• Bishop Pierre DuMaine (1981 – 1998)
• Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath (1998 – present^[update])

Auxiliary Bishops of San José in California

• Bishop Thomas A. Daly, Titular Bishop of Tabalta (2011 – present^[update])

Education

In terms of student population, the diocese is the second largest education provider in the county, trailing only San Jose Unified School District.^{[citation needed]} Most of the primary schools are parochial, or operated by a parish, while all the high schools, with the exception of St. Lawrence Academy, are operated by either the diocese or by a religious order. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit run university at the site of Mission Santa Clara.

Primary schools

• Sacred Heart School
• Saint Cyprian School
• Saint Joseph Catholic School
• Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle Schools
• Canyon Heights Academy (administrated by the Legionaries of Christ)
• Five Wounds School
• Holy Family School (San Jose, CA)
• Holy Spirit School (San Jose, CA)
• Most Holy Trinity School
• Queen of Apostles School
• Resurrection School
• Sacred Heart Nativity School (sponsored by the Society of Jesus)
• Saint Catherine of Alexandria School
• Saint Christopher School
• Saint Clare School
• Saint Elizabeth Seton School
• Saint Frances Cabrini School
• Saint John the Baptist School
• Saint John Vianney School
• Saint Joseph of Cupertino School
• Saint Joseph School
• Saint Justin School
• Saint Leo the Great School (California)
• Saint Lucy School
• Saint Martin of Tours School
• Saint Martin School
• Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception School
• Saint Mary School
• Saint Nicholas School
• Saint Patrick School (sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul)
• Saint Simon School
• Saint Victor School

High schools

• Archbishop Mitty High School
• Bellarmine College Preparatory
• Saint Lawrence Academy
• Notre Dame High School
• Presentation High School
• Saint Francis High School
• Thomas More School (not associated with diocese)

Parishes

Alphabetical Campbell (1) Saint Lucy Parish Cupertino (1) Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish Gilroy (1) Saint Mary Parish Los Altos (3) Saint Nicholas Parish Saint Simon Parish Saint William Parish Los Gatos (1) Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish Milpitas (2) Saint Elizabeth Parish Saint John the Baptist Parish Morgan Hill (1) Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish Mountain View (2) Saint Athanasius Parish Saint Joseph Parish Palo Alto (1) Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish Catholic Community at Stanford San Jose (27) Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph Chinese Catholic Community Christ the King Parish Church of the Transfiguration Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish Holy Cross Parish Holy Family Parish Holy Spirit Parish Most Holy Trinity Parish Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Queen of Apostles Parish Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Saint Anthony Parish Saint Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission Saint Christopher Parish Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Saint John Vianney Parish Saint Julie Billiart Parish Saint Leo the Great Parish Saint Maria Goretti Parish Saint Martin of Tours Parish Saint Mary of the Assumption Croatian Mission Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral Parish Saint Thomas of Canterbury Parish Saint Victor Parish Santa Teresa Parish Santa Clara (6) Mission Santa Clara (distinct from Saint Clare Parish, located across the street) Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel Our Lady of Peace Parish (sponsored by the Institute of the Incarnate Word) Saint Clare Parish Saint Justin Parish Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish Saratoga (2) Church of the Ascension Sacred Heart Church Sunnyvale (4) Church of the Resurrection Holy Korean Martyrs Parish Saint Cyprian Parish Saint Martin Parish

By Deanery Deanery 2 (Los Altos, Mountain View, Palo Alto) Saint Nicholas Parish (Los Altos) Saint Simon Parish (Los Altos) Saint William Parish (Los Altos) Saint Athanasius Parish (Mountain View) Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View) Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish (Palo Alto) Catholic Community at Stanford University (Palo Alto; personal parish sponsored by the Dominican Order[5]) Deanery 5 (Cupertino, Los Gatos, San Jose West, Saratoga) Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish (Cupertino) Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish (Los Gatos) Queen of Apostles Parish (San Jose) Saint Frances Cabrini Parish (San Jose) Saint Martin of Tours Parish (San Jose) Saint Frances Cabrini Parish (San Jose) Saint Thomas of Canterbury Parish Church of the Ascension (Saratoga) Sacred Heart Church (Saratoga)

External links

	San Francisco Bay Area portal
	Catholicism portal

• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
  • Parishes in Diocese of San Jose in California
• Diocese of San Jose from Catholic-Hierarchy.org

References

Specific references:

1. ^ ^{a b} Diocese Expected to Seal St. Joseph's Land Deal / Parkland and homes slated for Cupertino site, a July 8, 1998 article from the San Francisco Chronicle
2. ^ ID. Wilshire, H.G. 12ct from the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
3. ^ Our History from the Saint Joseph's College Alumni Association
4. ^ Diocese Gets OK to Build 178 Homes in Cupertino, an August 2, 1995 article from the San Francisco Chronicle
5. ^ About Us from the Catholic Community at Stanford University website

General references:

• Diocese of San Jose in California at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on May 6, 2010.