Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

Diocese of San José in California
Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Diócesis de San José en California
Location
Country United States
Territory County of Santa Clara
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of San Francisco
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
1,919,402
980,000
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 Francis
Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath
Metropolitan Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
Coadjutor Oscar Cantú[1]
Vicar 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
Map
Website
www.dsj.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California; Spanish: Diócesis de San José en 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 Archdiocese 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.

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, and the southern half of the county was transferred to the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

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 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;[2] it also damaged Saint Joseph's Seminary of Mountain View, resulting in the death of someone working in the tower.[3] St. Joseph's, a Sulpician seminary at one time affiliated with Saint Patrick Seminary,[4] 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.[5] As part of the deal with the Cupertino City Council, 138 acres (0.56 km2) were donated to the county park system, to be added to Rancho San Antonio County Park.[2]

Bishops

The bishops of the diocese and their tenures of service:

Bishops of San José in California

  1. Pierre DuMaine (1981–1999)
  2. Patrick Joseph McGrath (1999–present)

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishop

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 institute. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit-run university at the site of Mission Santa Clara.

Primary schools

High schools

Parishes

Arms

Media

The diocese publishes a trilingual newspaper, The Valley Catholic.

See also

References

Specific references:

  1. 1 2 "Pope appoints New Mexico bishop as coadjutor for San Jose". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. ↑ ID. Wilshire, H.G. 12ct from the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
  4. ↑ Our History from the Saint Joseph's College Alumni Association
  5. ↑ Diocese Gets OK to Build 178 Homes in Cupertino, an August 2, 1995 article from the San Francisco Chronicle
  6. ↑ About Us from the Catholic Community at Stanford University website

General references:

  • "Diocese of San Jose in California". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 6, 2010.

Coordinates: 37°18′07″N 121°52′31″W / 37.30194°N 121.87528°W / 37.30194; -121.87528

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