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Diocese of San Jose in California

Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California



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Bishop(s)

  • Oscar Cantú, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 27 January 1981
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of San Francisco
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: California
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 3,367 (1,300 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: XI (CA, HI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SJ
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dsj.org/
  • Mailing Address: 1150 North First St., Suite 100, Santa Clara, CA 95112, USA
  • Telephone: (408)983-0100
  • Fax: 983-0295

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
27 January 1981ErectedArchdiocese of San Francisco (Santa Clara) Diocese of San Jose in California (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1990372,7751,491,10125.0%1762264029271731749047ap1991
1999400,2261,609,03724.9%1102033131,278106943148ap2000
2000422,4771,689,90825.0%1252073321,2721027439548ap2001
2001600,0001,750,00034.3%1151692842,1121023839648ap2002
2002584,0001,682,58534.7%1262053311,764927839348ap2003
2003584,0001,668,30935.0%1222043261,791927436648ap2004
2004630,0001,825,00034.5%1221993211,962725837748ap2005
2010667,4741,837,07536.3%1352083431,9452026731649ap2011
2012678,0001,865,00036.4%1331973302,0543223229950ap2013
2014688,0001,890,90936.4%1311753062,2483722626350ap2015
2017633,0001,918,04433.0%1371803171,9963422626450ap2018
2020689,0001,937,57035.6%1431703132,2013520824749ap2021
2022689,0001,936,25935.6%1411623032,2733131824049ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 73, Page 249, to Page 251

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