Saint Maria Goretti Parish (San Jose, California)

St. Maria Goretti Church
St. Maria Goretti Church
37°17′48″N 121°50′07″W
Location	2980 Senter Rd, San Jose, California
Country	USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.smgsj.org/
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	March 3, 1963 (1963-03-03)
Founder(s)	Fr. Joseph Deans
Dedication	St Maria Goretti
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
Province	Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco
Archdiocese	Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci
Diocese	Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Deanery	Deanery 6
Clergy
Archbishop	The Most Rev. Salvatore Joseph Cordileone
Bishop(s)	The Most Rev. Oscar Cantú
Assistant priest(s)	Fr. Hung Vu
Pastor(s)	Fr. Andrew C. Nguyen
Deacon(s)	Rev. Mr. Anthony Pham

Saint Maria Goretti Parish is a territorial parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. The parish was formed in July 1961 from orchards off Senter Road near Capitol Expressway. The parish was created while still part of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, prior to the founding of the Diocese of San Jose in 1981. This occurred during the tenure of Most Rev. Joseph McGucken, Archbishop of San Francisco, to serve Catholics of San Jose. The parish is named for St Maria Goretti an Italian virgin martyr saint of the 19th and early 20th century.

Parish history

The church building that stands today was dedicated on March 3, 1963.

Succession of priests

	Priest	Years of Service	Years Served	Role	Ordination
1	Fr. Joseph Deans	1961 - 19XX		Pastor (founding)
	Fr. Joseph Sullivan	1971 - 1987	16	Pastor
6	Fr. Kevin Joyce	1991 - 2002	11	Pastor
7	Fr. Steven P. Brown	2004 - 2014	10	Pastor
8	Fr. Francisco Miramontes	2014 - 2018	4	Pastor	Ordained 1991
9	Fr. Justin T. Le	2018 - 2023	6	Pastor	May 26, 2009 at St Joseph's Cathedral by Bishop McGrath
10	Fr. Andrew C. Nguyen	2023 - Present		Pastor

Parish website

The parish website has been hosted under several domains through the years including http://www.smgsj.org/