Nigeria Igbo Catholic Community is a vibrant Christian Community based in San Jose, California. We profess the Catholic religion and worship our Lord in Igbo language. Our Church of the Transfiguration, is a welcoming environment where all Igbos and friends across the Bay Area and beyond gather in service to God. Our monthly worship and gathering allows us to cultivate a lasting fraternal Igbo Catholic community, and in the process, promote and foster our Christian values.The Nigeria Igbo Catholic Community is a chapter of the Igbo Catholic Community, USA (ICCUSA), with branches throughout the United States of America. Read More
Our mission is to establish, nurture, and promote a thriving Igbo Catholic community in San Jose and neighboring cities in Northern California Bay Area. We share the richness of our culture within the parish and the diocese at large, and strive to pass on our Catholic Igbo culture and values to our children so that they can reach their full potential in life and become strong moral leaders.
Our host parish, St. Francis of Assisi, belongs to the Diocese of San Jose which is coterminous with the boundaries of Santa Clara County and includes fifteen cities/townships and some un-incorporated areas under county jurisdiction. The Diocese of San Jose belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of San Francisco.
The Igbo Catholic Community of San Jose is a chapter of the Igbo Catholic Community in the United States of America (ICCUSA). Under diocesan guidelines, ICCUSA serves the pastoral needs of its members and promotes Igbo Christian culture, tradition, values, and religious faith through our liturgy.
The Mustard Seed is a documentation of the nearly two-decade history of the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community of San Jose (NICCSJ), California, USA. With over 45 articles and contributions on a wide range of topics from a cross section of the community, from children and youth to adults and seniors, the book chronicles the members' journeys and contributions to the socio-cultural, religious and economic advancement of the community. The mission of NICCSJ is to establish, nurture and promote a thriving Igbo Catholic Community in the San Jose-Santa Clara metropolitan area by guiding its children and young adults to embrace African traditional values, experience and develop Christian attitudes and behaviors of self-discipline, respect and social responsibilities, and strive for a future of ethnic collaboration and inclusivity. The book will appeal to researchers, academics, or any reader interested in the immigrant experiences of a religio-cultural community of African descent.
You can zelle your money to any of these phone numbers below and remember to write your name and purpose for giving like offertory collection or to redeem 360 pledge or other donations.
Chief Adolph Obilor
2279 Quail Bluff Place
San Jose, CA 95121
The liturgy ministry under the direction of the community's Chaplain and liturgical director plans and leads liturgical activities and celebrations of the community.
The music ministry invites the members to join the choir to use their voices and talents of playing instruments to enrich, inspire, motivate, and engage our community...
This ministry strives to effectively evangelize and catechize our youths (in junior high and high school) and young adults (age 18 to 39), to mentor...
Just as Jesus welcomed and blessed the children in the Gospels (Mark 10:13-16 & Luke18:15-18), this ministry promotes and fulfills a very important...
Following the examples of Jesus who sent his disciples to make disciples of all the nation (Matthew 28:18-20), the outreach ministry of the community...
The membership to this group is open to all married or non-married male members who are up to 40 years. The mission of this group is to create opportunities...
The membership to this group is open to all married or non-married female members who are up to 40 years. This group strives to create opportunities...
The music ministry invites the members to join the choir to use their voices and talents of playing instruments to enrich, inspire, motivate, and engage our community...
Welcome to the Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community of San Jose. We are excited you chose to visit and consider partnering with us to transform lives in our community. The Nigerian Igbo Catholic Community of San Jose has taught us about our proud Igbo Nigerian heritage rooted in very deep Catholic values and we are proud to call this community home.
