Saint Frances Cabrini Parish
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Saint Frances Cabrini Parish is a territorial parish
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
. The parish church is located in the Cambrian Park neighborhood
of San Jose, California
.
It was founded in the 1950s as a parish of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
; its founding pastor was Fr. Robert Essig. The current church building was built in 1963 in San Jose, California
. The parish is named for superior general
Frances Cabrini, MSC, the first American
citizen to be canonized
by the Roman Catholic Church.
Visit our Saint Frances Cabrini School web site at www.sfcschool.org
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San José; in California is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It comprises Santa Clara County, and is led by a bishop. Its patron saints are Saint Joseph and Saint Clare of...
. The parish church is located in the Cambrian Park neighborhood
Cambrian Park, San Jose, California
Cambrian Park is a census-designated place and neighborhood of San Jose, a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Cambrian Park was never incorporated as a town , and there was never a Post Office for Cambrian Park...
of San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
It was founded in the 1950s as a parish of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It covers the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo...
; its founding pastor was Fr. Robert Essig. The current church building was built in 1963 in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. The parish is named for superior general
Superior general
A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior at the head of a whole religious order or congregation.The term is mainly used as a generic term, while many orders and congregations use other specific titles, notably:* Abbot general...
Frances Cabrini, MSC, the first American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
citizen to be canonized
Canonization
Canonization is the act by which a Christian church declares a deceased person to be a saint, upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, individuals were recognized as saints without any formal process...
by the Roman Catholic Church.
School
Providing a tradition of academic excellence for over 50 years. The focus of the school is the education of the whole child - academically, spiritually, socially, and physically.Visit our Saint Frances Cabrini School web site at www.sfcschool.org