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St. Joseph Cathedral is a
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
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Catholic
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cathedral
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at 1535 Third Avenue in the Cortez Hill
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Geography
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neighborhood of downtown San Diego
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, California
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. 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
Alonzo Eratus Horton (October 24, 1813 – January 7, 1909) was an American real estate developer in the nineteenth century. The Horton Plaza mall in downtown San Diego is named for him.
Early life
Horton was born 1813 in Union, Connecticut, ...
. 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 SundayMass
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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.
Pastors
#Antonio Ubach, 1874–1907 #Bernard Smyth, 1907-1912 #Joseph Nunan, 1912-1914 #Eugene A. Heffernan, 1914-1919 #John J. Brady, 1919-1929 #John M. Hegarty, 1929-1940 #Franklin Hurd, 1940-1947 #Francis Dillon, 1947-1954 #William A. Bergin, 1954-1955 #George M. Rice, 1955-1969 #Anthony Giesing, 1969-1976 #Rudolph Galindo, 1976-1983 #Gilbert E. Chavez, 1983-2007 #Peter Escalante, 2007-2015 #Patrick Mulcahy, 2015-2019 #Peter Navarra, 2019-PresentSee also
*List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States
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References
External links
Official Cathedral Site
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