Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
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| Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California |
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Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph |
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| Location | San Jose, California, United States |
| Territory | County of Santa Clara |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Patron | Saint Joseph, Saint Clare of Assisi |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
| Established | January 27, 1981 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph |
| Co-cathedral | Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral |
| Bishop | Bishop of San Jose in California |
| Website | Diocese of San Jose in California |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | George Hugh Niederauer
Archbishop of San Francisco |
| Diocesan Bishop | Patrick Joseph McGrath
Bishop of San Jose in California |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose 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 Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph in Downtown San Jose is the cathedral church of the diocese. The diocesan offices are located in the neighboring City of Santa Clara. The diocese serves over 600,000 Catholics in 52 parishes and missions, three university campus ministries, and 38 schools.
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[edit] History
The history of the Catholic Church in Santa Clara County dates to the founding of Mission Santa Clara de Asis in 1777. 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 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, and the southern half of the county was transferred to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Pope John Paul II granted the See of San Jose independence on January 27, 1981; the diocese was canonically erected later that year by archbishops Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and John 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.
Today, the diocese remains 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.
[edit] Bishops of San Jose in California
- Bishop Pierre DuMaine (1981 – 1998)
- Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath (1998 – present[update])
[edit] Parishes
The breakdown of the 53 parishes in the DSJ across the cities of Santa Clara county are provided below
- 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 (not to be confused with Saint Clare Parish, located across the street)
- Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel
- Our Lady of Peace Parish
- 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
[edit] Education
In terms of student population, the diocese is the second largest education provider in the county, trailing only San Jose Unified School District. 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Primary schools
- Sacred Heart School
- Saint Cyprian School
- Saint Joseph Catholic School
- Saint Lawrence Elementary and Middle Schools
- Canyon Heights Academy-Owned and 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 (Jesuits)
- 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 (Kindergarten through 8th grade; established in September 1954)
- 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
