St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish | |
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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.stjosephcupertino.org |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
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 | |
Functional status | Active |
Administration | |
Province | Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco |
Archdiocese | Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci |
Diocese | Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California |
Deanery | Deanery 5 |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | The Most Rev. Oscar Cantú |
Vicar(s) | Rev. Fr. Mendie Nguyen Rev. Fr. Anthony Nguyen |
Dean | Rev. Gregory Ng Kimm (St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish) |
Pastor(s) | Rev. Fr. Michael Syjueco |
Deacon(s) | Dcn. Ron Hansen |
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 (130 ha) 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 (5x8 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 Michael Syjueco. [2]