Saint Athanasius Parish

St. Athanasius Church
Front view, sign, and shrine of St. Athanasius Church
St. Athanasius Church
37°24′16″N 122°05′49″W / 37.4043196°N 122.0968184°W / 37.4043196; -122.0968184Coordinates: 37°24′16″N 122°05′49″W / 37.4043196°N 122.0968184°W / 37.4043196; -122.0968184
Location	160 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, California
Country	USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.saintathanasius.com
History
Founded	June 19, 1959 (1959-06-19)
Founder(s)	Rev. Fr. Leonard W. Bose
Dedication	Athanasius of Alexandria
Events	Feast Day of St. Athanasius of Alexandria, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church (May 2)
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Administration
Deanery	Deanery 2
Archdiocese	Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci
Diocese	Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Province	Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath
Vicar(s)	Rev. Fr. Estanislao Mikalonis
Dean	Rev. Fr. Matthew D. Stanley (St. Thomas Aquinas Parish)
Pastor(s)	Rev. Fr. Oscar D. Tabujara
Deacon(s)	Rev. Mr. Leonel Mancilla
Laity
Lay member(s) of chapter	Knights of Columbus St. Sebastian Council #4926
Youth ministry coordinator	Eleanor Sullivan
Parish administrator	Jennifer Garlit

Saint Athanasius Parish is a territorial parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. The parish was established June 19, 1959, by John J. Mitty, D.D., Archbishop of San Francisco, to serve Catholics of Mountain View and Palo Alto. The parish is named for Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria.

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Saint Athanasius Parish

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California (Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California)

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Oratories, Chapels, and Missions	Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Saint Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission Mission Santa Clara

Feast Days (Extraordinary Rite Rubrics)	Saint Joseph, Confessor (March 19) Saint Clare of Assisi, Virgin (August 11)

People	Pope Francis Patrick Joseph McGrath Thomas Anthony Daly Pope John Paul II Pierre DuMaine

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