St. Joseph Cathedral (San Diego)

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
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) Sede vacante
Rector Rev. Peter Escalante

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]

References

  1. ↑ Hebert, Edgar W. (April 1964). "The Last of the Padres". Journal of San Diego History 10 (2). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. ↑ 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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Coordinates: 32°43′16″N 117°09′43″W / 32.721109°N 117.161858°W