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St. Joseph Parish
Exterior view of St. Joseph Parish Church in Mountain View
St. Joseph Parish is located in California
St. Joseph Parish
St. Joseph Parish
37°23′17″N 122°04′54″W / 37.38814°N 122.08158°W / 37.38814; -122.08158
Location582 Hope Street, Mountain View, California
Country USA
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.sjpmv.org
History
StatusParish church
Founded1905 (1905)
Founder(s)Rev. John J. Cullen
DedicationSaint Joseph
EventsFeast Day of St. Joseph, Confessor (March 19) · Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker, Confessor (May 1)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Specifications
Capacity650
Administration
ProvinceEcclesiastical province of San Francisco
ArchdioceseArchidioecesis Sancti Francisci
DioceseDioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath
Vicar(s)Rev. Robert B. Moran
Pastor(s)Rev. Timothy Kidney
Deacon(s)Rev. Mr. Hector Basañez
Laity
Director of musicDr. Rajna Klaser Ledoux
Organist(s)Patricia Gough-Eldred

Saint Joseph Parish in Mountain View, California is a parish of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. The parish and its church are located in Mountain View in the state of California, the parish falls 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 is also named.

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.

  1. ^ "Saint Joseph Parish". Diocese of San Jose. Retrieved 2010-04-13.