Oscar Cantú


Oscar Cantú
Bishop of San José in California
DioceseSan Jose
AppointedJuly 11, 2018
InstalledSeptember 28, 2018
PredecessorPatrick Joseph McGrath
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 21, 1994
by Joseph Fiorenza
ConsecrationJune 2, 2008
by José Horacio Gómez, Joseph Fiorenza, and Joe S. Vásquez
Personal details
Born (1966-12-05) December 5, 1966
MottoZelus Domus Tuae Comedit Me (Zeal for the house of the Lord consumes me)
Styles of
Oscar Cantú
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Oscar Cantú (born December 5, 1966) is a Mexican-American Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of San Jose since 2018.

Cantú served as Bishop of Las Cruces from 2013 to 2018, and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio from 2008 to 2013. When Cantú became a bishop in 2008, he was the youngest in the United States.