1998

• is installed as San José’s 2nd Bishop

2000

• JP II proclaims Jubilee Year for the universal Church
• presides over first ILM (Institute for Leadership and Ministry) class graduation; dedicates Holy Spirit School, newest Catholic school built in the diocese

2001

• 911 Terrorist Attacks – Bishop PJ’s Statement 
• Sacred Heart Nativity School for boys opens; Christ the King Parish is dedicated

2005

• Pope Saint John Paul II dies and he is succeeded by the late Pope Benedict XVI
• elevates Korean Community Mission to Holy Korean Martyrs Parish 
• ordains the 1st class of Permanent Diaconate for the diocese

2006

• 5th anniversary of DSJ 
• makes pilgrimage to all diocesan parishes
• Our Lady of Grace Nativity School for girls opens
• leads the “Rooted in Faith” Capital Campaign to raise significant funds to create a Santa Clara County Catholic Foundation to support Catholic ministries in the diocese
• forms Diocesan Teen Council 
• leads opening prayer for the first ever Revs vs. Sems basketball game annual fundraiser to support the diocesan Office of Vocations

2012

• Dedicates new Our Lady of Refuge Parish; elevates Chinese Community to Mission

2013

• Renames St. Patrick’s Proto-Cathedral as Our Lady of La Vang; approves Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory to serve as the center for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass for the diocese.

2014

• PJ's 25th Episcopal Ordination Anniversary

2015

• First Quo Vadis Retreat for Teen Vocation Discernment

2016

• Pope Benedict XVI resigns from public papal duties; Pope Francis succeeds. 
• celebrates the first diocesan Simbang Gabi Mass

2017

• forms first Muslim-Catholic Council with local Muslim leaders

2018

• Rededicates historical Holy Cross parish. Retires at 20th DSJ Episcopal Anniversary.