Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California

Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
Latin name of diocese=Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California


caption=Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
location=San Jose, California, United States
territory=County of Santa Clara
population=
rite=Roman Rite
patron=Saint Joseph, Saint Clare of Assisi
province=Archdiocese of San Francisco
established=January 27, 1981
cathedral=Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
co-cathedral=Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral
leadership=Bishop of San Jose in California
website= [http://www.dsj.org/ Diocese of San Jose in California]
pope=Benedict XVI
metropolitan=George Hugh NiederauerArchbishop of San Francisco
ordinary=Patrick Joseph McGrathBishop of San Jose in California
auxiliary=The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California ( _la. 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.

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.

Bishops of San Jose in California

*Bishop Pierre DuMaine (1981 – 1998)
*Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath (1998 – present)

Parishes

*Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
*Mission Santa Clara (not to be confused with Saint Clare Parish, located across the street)
*Saint Clare Parish
*Our Lady of Peace Shrine
*Sacred Heart Church (Saratoga, California)
*Church of the Ascension (Saratoga, California)
*Church of the Resurrection (Sunnyvale, CA)
*Church of the Transfiguration (San José, CA)
*Saint Athanasius Parish
*Saint Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission
*Saint Frances Cabrini Parish
*Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish
*Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View, CA)
*Saint Julie Billiart Parish
*Saint Leo the Great Parish
*Saint Martin of Tours Parish
*Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral Parish
*Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish
*Saint Victor Parish

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.

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.

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

Resources

* [http://www.sfarchdiocese.org Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco]
* [http://www.dsj.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California]
* [http://www.dsj.org/community/parishes_results.asp?show=ALL Parishes in Diocese of San Jose in California]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsnjo.html Catholic-Hierarchy]