The Valley Catholic is the official quarterly magazine of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. The trilingual publication features parallel text in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, the three most commonly spoken languages in the diocese. Its motto is "The Magazine of the Diocese of San José" (Spanish: La revista de la Diócesis de San José; Vietnamese: Tạp chí của Giáo phận San José).
 The inaugural issue of The Valley Catholic as a magazine in May 2021, celebrating the diocese's 40th anniversary. | |
| Editor | Liz Sullivan |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publisher | Most Rev. Oscar Cantú[1] |
| Founded | March 1981[2] |
| Company | Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | San Jose, California |
| Language | English, Spanish, Vietnamese |
| Website | thevalleycatholic |
| ISSN | 8750-6238 |
History
editWeeks after the Diocese of San José split from the Archdiocese of San Francisco, The Valley Catholic began publishing as a newspaper in March 1981. The San Francisco archdiocese's newspaper, The Monitor, folded in 1984 partly due to reduced readership in the South Bay.[2] The Valley Catholic originally published 19 times a year, roughly biweekly.[3] In 2021, after a 14-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was relaunched as a magazine.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "In the Diocese". The Valley Catholic. Vol. 36, no. 16. Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. May 7, 2019. p. 2.
- ^ a b Harden, Grant (June 15, 1984). "S.F. Catholic newspaper succumbs to changing times". San Jose Mercury News. p. 2F – via NewsBank.
The Monitor lost some circulation in March 1981 when Santa Clara County Catholics formed their own diocese and published The Valley Catholic in the South Bay.
- ^ "Print Schedule". The Valley Catholic. Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "The Valley Catholic: New Quarterly Print and Monthly Email Publications to Inspire Missionary Disciples across the Diocese of San José" (Press release). Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. May 10, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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