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St. Joseph Cathedral
St. Joseph Cathedral's location in Southern California
32°43′16″N 117°09′42″W / 32.72114°N 117.16158°W / 32.72114; -117.16158
Location	1535 Third Avenue San Diego, California
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.sdcathedral.org
History
Founded	1874
Architecture
Architectural type	Mission Revival
Completed	1941
Administration
Diocese	San Diego
Clergy
Bishop(s)	His Eminence, Robert Cardinal McElroy
Pastor(s)	Rev. Peter Navarra

St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in the Cortez Hill neighborhood of downtown San Diego, California. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Diego.

History

The parish was founded in 1874 and the first sanctuary was a frame building at Third and Beech built in 1875 under the leadership of Antonio Ubach on land donated by Alonzo Horton. Adjacent to the church was an adobe house where Ubach lived. The church was dedicated the same year by Bishop Francis Mora. In 1894, the parish completed and dedicated a much larger brick church.

St. Joseph became a cathedral in 1936, when the Holy See established the Diocese of San Diego from part of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The cathedral is built on the site of the earlier churches and was dedicated in 1941. St. Joseph underwent restoration work in 2011 which included repainting and restoring exterior wood and concrete. Earlier work upgraded restrooms and accessibility to the facility while additional work is planned when funding is in place.

Present day

St. Joseph's Cathedral offers public liturgies every day of the week, including a Sunday Mass in Spanish. A young adult ministry, confessions, and devotions are also available.

The cathedral frequently hosted concerts by Orchestra Nova San Diego and other classical groups.

• Side view
• Interior
• Plaque

Pastors

1. Antonio Ubach, 1874–1907
2. Bernard Smyth, 1907–1912
3. Joseph Nunan, 1912–1914
4. Eugene A. Heffernan, 1914–1919
5. John J. Brady, 1919–1929
6. John M. Hegarty, 1929–1940
7. Franklin Hurd, 1940–1947
8. Francis Dillon, 1947–1954
9. William A. Bergin, 1954–1955
10. George M. Rice, 1955–1969
11. Anthony Giesing, 1969–1976
12. Rudolph Galindo, 1976–1983
13. Gilbert E. Chavez, 1983–2007
14. Peter Escalante, 2007–2015
15. Patrick Mulcahy, 2015–2019
16. Peter Navarra, 2019–Present

See also

• List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
• List of cathedrals in the United States

References

1. Hebert, Edgar W. (April 1964). "The Last of the Padres". Journal of San Diego History. 10 (2). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
2. ^ "About the Cathedral". St. Joseph Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
3. Smythe, William E. (1907). History of San Diego, 1542 - 1908. pp. 537–567. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
4. "St. Joseph Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
5. "Church is dedicated; Bishop C. F. Buddy Officiates at Ceremonies in San Diego". St. Joseph News-Press. 27 January 1941. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
6. "St. Joseph's Cathedral Beautified". San Diego Metro. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
7. "Mass Schedule".
8. Mellin, Maribeth; Onstott, Jane (2007). Insiders' Guide to San Diego (5 ed.). Morris Book Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7627-4191-5. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

External links

• Official Cathedral Site
• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Official Site

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Robert W. McElroy Coadjutor bishops Cirilo Flores Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman John R. Quinn Gilbert Espinosa Chávez Salvatore Cordileone John P. Dolan Ramon Bejarano Michael Pham Felipe Pulido
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Education	High schools, diocesan Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Normal Heights, San Diego Cathedral Catholic High School, Carmel Valley, San Diego Formerly the University of San Diego High School Mater Dei Catholic High School, Chula Vista Formerly Marian Catholic High School St. Augustine High School, North Park, San Diego Vincent Memorial Catholic High School, Calexico High schools, independent Saint Joseph Academy, San Marcos Catholic school not associated with Diocese, formerly known as Sierra Madre Academy High school, closed University of San Diego High School
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