St. Joseph Cathedral (San Diego, California)

St. Joseph Cathedral

St. Joseph Cathedral's location in Southern California
32°43′15.99″N 117°9′42.69″W / 32.7211083°N 117.1618583°W / 32.7211083; -117.1618583
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)	Most Rev. Robert W. McElroy
Pastor(s)	Rev. Patrick Mulcahy

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

History

Funeral of Father Ubach in 1907 at former brick St. Joseph's Church, since replaced by the Cathedral

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 Father Antonio Ubach on land donated by Alonzo Horton.^[1]^[2] Adjacent to the church was an adobe house where Ubach lived. The church was dedicated the same year by Bishop Francis Mora.^[2] In 1894, the parish completed and dedicated a much larger brick church.^[3]

St. Joseph became a cathedral in 1936,^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Present day

The cathedral frequently hosts concerts by the San Diego Chamber Orchestra and other classical groups.^[7]

Side view
Interior
Plaque

References

↑ Hebert, Edgar W. (April 1964). "The Last of the Padres". Journal of San Diego History. 10 (2). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
1 2 "About the Cathedral". St. Joseph Cathedral. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ Smythe, William E. (1907). History of San Diego, 1542 - 1908. pp. 537–567. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ "St. Joseph Cathedral". GCatholic.org. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
↑ "Church is dedicated; Bishop C. F. Buddy Officiates at Ceremonies in San Diego". St. Joseph News-Press. 27 January 1941. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ "St. Joseph's Cathedral Beautified". San Diego Metro. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
↑ 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.

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Diocese of San Diego

Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Coadjutor bishops Cirilo Flores Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman John R. Quinn Gilbert Espinosa Chávez Salvatore J. Cordileone

Churches	Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, San Diego Parishes:

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 school, 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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Coordinates: 32°43′16″N 117°09′43″W / 32.721109°N 117.161858°W / 32.721109; -117.161858 (St. Joseph Cathedral, San Diego)

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