Saint Joseph Parish (Mountain View, California)
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Saint Joseph Parish in Mountain View, California, is a parish in the Roman Catholic Church. The parish and its church are located in Mountain View in the state of California, under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California and its bishop.[1] It is named after Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus; for whom the diocese and the nearby city of San Jose are also named.
St. Joseph Parish | |
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37°23′17″N 122°04′54″W | |
Location | 582 Hope Street Mountain View, California |
Country | USA |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.sjpmv.org |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1905 (1905) |
Founder(s) | Rev. Fr. John J. Cullen |
Dedication | Saint Joseph |
Events | Feast Day of St. Joseph, Confessor (March 19) · Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker, Confessor (May 1) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1905 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 540 |
Administration | |
Province | Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco |
Archdiocese | Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci |
Diocese | Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California |
Deanery | Deanery 2 |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Most Rev. Oscar Cantú |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Fr. Noel Sanvicente, JCD Rev. Fr. Thierry Geris (retired) |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Engelberto Guzman Gammad, JCD |
Laity | |
Lay member(s) of chapter | Knights of Columbus St. Sebastian Council #4926 |
Religious education coordinator | Erika Underwood |
OCIA coordinator | Ian McKay Tony Berrios |
Youth ministry coordinator | Robert M. Quijano |
Parish administrator | Diane Wollants-Bayona |
The parish church is located on Hope Street, having been in continuous service since its initial building in 1905.
The parish school, St. Joseph Catholic School, is located on Miramonte Avenue, and is an elementary school for children from kindergarten through eighth grade.