The Valley Catholic Explained

The Valley Catholic
Frequency:Quarterly
Publisher:Most Rev. Oscar Cantú[1]
Editor:Liz Sullivan
Founded:March 1981[2]
Language:English, Spanish, Vietnamese
Based:San Jose, California
Country:United States
Issn:8750-6238
Company:Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California

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; Castilian: La revista de la Diócesis de San José; Vietnamese: Tạp chí của Giáo phận San José).

History

Weeks 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. 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

Notes and References

  1. News: In the Diocese. The Valley Catholic. Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. 36. 16. May 7, 2019. 2.
  2. News: S.F. Catholic newspaper succumbs to changing times. Grant. Harden. San Jose Mercury News. June 15, 1984. 2F. 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..
  3. Web site: Print Schedule. The Valley Catholic. Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. 2018. September 27, 2018.
  4. The Valley Catholic: New Quarterly Print and Monthly Email Publications to Inspire Missionary Disciples across the Diocese of San José. Roman Catholic Diocese of San José in California. May 10, 2021. August 1, 2021.