Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish
| St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish | |
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Exterior view of St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish Church in Cupertino | |
  St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish | |
| 37°19′27″N 122°01′55″W / 37.324204°N 122.032001°WCoordinates: 37°19′27″N 122°01′55″W / 37.324204°N 122.032001°W | |
| Location |
10110 North De Anza Boulevard Cupertino, California |
| Country |
 USA |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stjoscup.org |
| History | |
| Founded | April 12, 1953 |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Msgr. Philip Ryan |
| Dedication | Joseph of Cupertino |
| Dedicated | August 2, 1953 |
| Relics held | In the chapel |
| Events | Feast Day of St. Joseph of Cupertino, Confessor (September 18) |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Deanery 5 |
| Archdiocese | Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci |
| Diocese | Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California |
| Province | Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | The Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath |
| Vicar(s) |
Rev. Fr. Normandy Segovia Rev. Fr. Peter Seimas |
| Dean |
Rev. Fr. Chris Bransfield (St. Martin of Tours Parish) |
| Honorary priest(s) | Rev. Msgr. Joseph Milani |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Gregory Ng Kimm |
| Deacon(s) | Dcn. Ron Hansen |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dan Morris |
| Organist(s) | Lothar Bandermann |
| Parish administrator | Free Draga |
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Parish is a territorial parish serving Latin Rite Catholics in Cupertino, California, United States. The parish is named for Joseph of Cupertino, and had its origin in a small wooden chapel at the Villa Maria retreat located in Stevens Creek Canyon (Stevens Creek was known in Spanish as Arroyo San José de Cupertino). Villa Maria was the country home of the Jesuit fathers of Santa Clara University, who purchased the 320 acre (1.3 km²) tract in 1873. Shortly thereafter, Brother Tom Cunningham cleared the land for orchards and vineyards and built a simple frame chapel of redwood, 18 by 25 feet (5 by 8 m), in the mission style, with buttresses and towers.[1]
The parish moved to a location near the center of Cupertino, on De Anza Boulevard. The parish is now a part of the Diocese of San Jose in California. The pastor is Father Gregory Kimm.[2]
References
- ↑ "St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish History". Retrieved 2010-05-02.
- ↑ "St. Joseph of Cupertino Clergy". Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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