2021 DSJ Directory

Diocese of San José 2021 Directory 1150 North First Street, Suite 100 San José, California 95112 Phone (408) 983-0100 www.dsj.org updated 8/12/2021 1 2 Table of Contents Diocese Page 5 Chancery Office Page 15 Deaneries Page 29 Churches Page 43 Schools Page 163 Clergy & Religious Page 169 Organizations Page 205 Appendix 1 Page A-1 Appendix 2 Page A-15 3 4 Pope Francis Bishop of Rome Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital city, on December 17, 1936. He studied and received a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires, but later decided to become a Jesuit priest and studied at the Jesuit seminary of Villa Devoto. He studied liberal arts in Santiago, Chile, and in 1960 earned a degree in philosophy from the Catholic University of Buenos Aires. Between 1964 and 1965 he was a teacher of literature and psychology at Inmaculada High School in the province of Santa Fe, and in 1966 he taught the same courses at the prestigious Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires. In 1967, he returned to his theological studies and was ordained a priest on December 13, 1969. After his perpetual profession as a Jesuit in 1973, he became master of novices at the Seminary of Villa Barilari in San Miguel. Later that same year, he was elected superior of the Jesuit province of Argentina and Uruguay. In 1980, he returned to San Miguel as a teacher at the Jesuit school, a job rarely taken by a former provincial superior. In May 1992 he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires. He was one of three auxiliaries and he kept a low profile, spending most of his time caring for the Catholic university, counseling priests and preaching and hearing confessions. On June 3, 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop. He was installed as the new Archbishop of Buenos Aires February 28, 1998. On March 13, 2013, he was elected Bishop of Rome, succeeding Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned February 28, 2013. 5 Pope Benedict XVI Emeritus Bishop of Rome Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on April 16, 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptized on the same day. He received his priestly ordination on June 29, 1951. On 25 March 1977 Pope Paul VI named him Archbishop of Munich and Freising. On May 28 of the same year he received episcopal ordination. Paul VI made him a Cardinal with the priestly title of "Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino", during the Consistory of 27 June of the same year. The Holy Father elevated him to the Order of Bishops, assigning to him the Suburbicarian See of Velletri-Segni on 5 April 1993. On November 6, 1998 the Holy Father approved the election of Cardinal Ratzinger as Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals, submitted by the Cardinals of the Order of Bishops. On November 30, 2002 he approved his election as Dean; together with this office he was entrusted with the Suburbicarian See of Ostia. On April 23, 2005 he was elected Bishop of Rome, succeeding Pope John Paul II who died April 2, 2005. He resigned the Papacy on February 28, 2013. 6 Most Rev. Oscar Cantú Bishop of San José Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, S.T.D was born December 5, 1966, in Houston, TX, the son of Ramiro and Maria de Jesus Cantú, natives of small towns near Monterrey in Mexico. He is the fifth of eight children, five boys, and three girls. Bishop Cantú attended Holy Name Catholic School and St. Thomas High School in Houston, and he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dallas, TX. He received his Masters in Divinity and Masters in Theological Studies from the University of St. Thomas, also in Houston. He attended the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome Italy where he earned his S.T.L. Licentiate in Sacred Theology, as well as his S.T.D., Doctorate in Sacred Theology in Dogmatic Theology. Bishop Cantú was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Houston in 1994. He spent his priestly career working in parishes throughout the Houston metropolitan area. His first assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Christopher Parish. He also taught at the University of St. Thomas and at St. Mary’s Seminary. He also served as pastor at Holy Name Parish. Bishop Cantú also participated in number of ministries and movements in Houston. He was involved in the Christian Family movement; conducted retreats with the youth of the CFM movement in the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese; and worked with the Engaged Encounter ministry. Bishop Cantú was also involved in The Metropolitan Organization (TMO) that addresses social issues in the community. Bishop Cantú was ordained a bishop in 2008 and was appointed Titular Bishop of Dardano and Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio. In 2013, Bishop Cantú was appointed as second bishop of the Diocese of Las Cruces, NM. He was installed as bishop on February 28, 2013, by Metropolitan Archbishop, Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe. On July 11, 2018, it was announced by Most Rev. Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio, that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop Cantú as the Coadjutor Bishop of San José. A Mass of Welcome to the Diocese of San José was celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph on September 28, 2018. Bishop Cantú succeeded as the third Bishop of San José on May 1, 2019. 7 Most Rev. Patrick J. McGrath, JCD Bishop Emeritus of San José Bishop McGrath was born June 11, 1945, in Dublin, Ireland, where he attended Catholic schools of the Sisters of the Holy Faith and the Marist Fathers. He entered Saint John Seminary, Waterford, Ireland in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in Waterford, June 7, 1970, for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In 1977 he earned his doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome. In 1979 Bishop McGrath became Officialis of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and was appointed rector and pastor of Saint Mary Cathedral in 1986. Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco on Jan. 25, 1989, he then served the Archdiocese as Vicar for Clergy, Moderator of the Curia and Vicar for Parishes. On June 30, 1998, he was named by Pope John Paul II to be Coadjutor to the Bishop of the Diocese of San José. He was formally received into the diocese at a Mass of Welcome, September 17, 1998. Upon the retirement of Bishop Pierre DuMaine on November 27, 1999, Bishop Patrick Joseph McGrath became the second Bishop of San José. Bishop retired on May 1, 2019, and was succeeded by his Coadjutor, Bishop Oscar Cantú. 8 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN JOSÉ The Diocese of San José is coterminous with the boundaries of Santa Clara County, which includes 15 cities/townships and some unincorporated areas under county jurisdiction. The Diocese of San José belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco, consisting of the Metropolitan See of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Dioceses of Honolulu, Las Vegas, Oakland, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San José, Santa Rosa, and Stockton. Beginning with the famous California missions, more than two centuries of Catholic life prepared Santa Clara County for its own diocese. Blessed Junipero Serra founded the first of California's historic Franciscan missions, San Diego de Alcala, in 1769. In 1777, the Franciscan Fathers founded Mission Santa Clara de Asis, which later became Saint Clare Parish. Before his death at San Carlos Borromeo Mission, Carmel, in 1784, Father Serra established eight more missions and laid the groundwork for the whole chain of 21 missions. Upper California was part of the Diocese of Sonora, Mexico, during the early days and, after 1840, it was under Bishop Francisco Garcia Diego, the first bishop of Alta and Baja (Upper and Lower) California. Spanish Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany, OP, was bishop of Monterey when it was established in 1850, then became Archbishop of San Francisco when it was created in 1853. At that time dioceses were not divided along county lines; Gilroy and Morgan Hill remained part of the Diocese of Monterey-Los Angeles. In 1922, Rome accepted county lines as diocesan boundaries, and Gilroy and Morgan Hill became part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. When the dioceses of Oakland, Santa Rosa and Stockton were divided from the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1962, Santa Clara County remained part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Archbishop John R. Quinn implemented the final plans for the erection of the new Diocese of San José, and Santa Clara County was established as the Diocese of San José by Pope John Paul II on January 27, 1981. Most Rev. Pierre DuMaine was named as the first bishop of the Diocese of San José, and Saint Patrick Church in San José was named the Cathedral. On the evening of March 18, 1981, during the solemn celebration of the First Vespers of the Feast of Saint Joseph, Archbishop Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to the Church in the United States, and Archbishop Quinn, the Metropolitan, formally installed the first bishop of the new church and canonically erected the Diocese. In 1987, historic Saint Joseph Church was designated the Cathedral to replace the proto- cathedral, Saint Patrick Church. After extensive renovation, Saint Joseph Church was dedicated as a Cathedral in 1990. In 1995, Pope John Paul II designated the cathedral as a Minor Basilica and it became the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph. In 1997, Vicar for Clergy Rev.

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