Diocese of San Jose in California
Diocese of San Jose in California | |
Basic data | |
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Country | United States |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
Diocesan bishop | Oscar Cantu |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Patrick Joseph McGrath |
founding | 1981 |
surface | 3,367 km² |
Parishes | 50 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Residents | 1,918,044 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics | 633,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
proportion of | 33% |
Diocesan priest | 137 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious priest | 180 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics per priest | 1.997 |
Permanent deacons | 34 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Friars | 226 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious sisters | 264 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Website | www.dsj.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California , English Diocese of San Jose, California ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Jose , California .
history
The diocese of San Jose in California was established on January 27, 1981 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quoniam Episcopi from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
territory
The Diocese of San Jose in California comprises the area of Santa Clara County in the state of California .
Bishops of San Jose, California
- Pierre DuMaine , 1981-1999
- Patrick Joseph McGrath , 1999-2019
- Oscar Cantú , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of San Jose in California (English)
- Entry on the Diocese of San Jose in California on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Quoniam Episcopi , AAS 73 (1981), n.4, p. 249ff.