First incumbent Pierre DuMaine Website Bishop of San Jose | Formation 1981 | |
Province Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco Diocese Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph (San Jose) | ||
The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose in California is the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California, being the ordinary minister of the diocese. As such, he is a member of the College of Bishops, and is responsible for teaching, governing, and sanctifying the faithful of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. In this capacity, he shares or delegates duties with the priests and deacons who serve in the diocese. The sacramental duties and jurisdiction of his ministry is assisted by auxiliary bishops and vicars general.
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