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Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
Exterior view of Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
37°20′03″N 121°53′27″W / 37.334036°N 121.890816°W / 37.334036; -121.890816Coordinates: 37°20′03″N 121°53′27″W / 37.334036°N 121.890816°W / 37.334036; -121.890816
Location	80 South Market Street San Jose, California
Country	USA
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.stjosephcathedral.org
History
Status	Minor Basilica, Cathedral
Founded	April 22, 1877 (1877-04-22)
Dedication	Saint Joseph
Dedicated	1990
Consecrated	1803, 1877
Past bishop(s)	The Most Rev. R. Pierre DuMaine
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	California Historical Landmark #910 National Register of Historic Places #77000345
Groundbreaking	1876
Completed	1885
Specifications
Capacity	950
Administration
Deanery	Deanery 3
Episcopal area	San José in California
Archdiocese	Archidioecesis Sancti Francisci
Diocese	Dioecesis Sancti Josephi in California
Province	Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath Oscar Cantú (coadjutor)
Vicar(s)	Rev. Fr. Gerardo Menchaca Rev. Fr. Tadeusz Terembula
Dean	Rev. Fr. Ritche Bueza (St. John the Baptist Parish)
Pastor(s)	Rev. Fr. Joseph M. Benedict
Laity
Director of music	Julie Wind
Organist(s)	Aileen Chanco
Business manager	Susan Olsen
Liturgy coordinator	Melissa Broome Ursin
Religious education coordinator	Susan Olsen
Parish administrator	Tanis Zuccaro

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a large Roman Catholic church in Downtown San Jose, which serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.

The basilica is named for Saint Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and namesake of San Jose, California.

History

Ceiling of St. Joseph's Cathedral Basilica.

Interior view of Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph

The original St. Joseph's Church was called San Jose de Guadalupe^[1] built on the site of the current basilica in 1803, and was the first non-mission parish built in California for the benefit of Spanish settlers instead of the Mission Indians (Ohlone). The Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was connected with Mission Santa Clara by The Alameda which was part of the historic El Camino Real.

The original adobe structure was damaged by earthquakes in 1818 and 1822, and a new adobe church was built from 1835 to 1846. The second church was severely damaged by the 1868 Hayward earthquake, and work on the third church began in 1869. The third church was destroyed by fire in 1875, and a temporary fourth church was built a few blocks away while the fifth and current church was being constructed. The fifth church was dedicated by Joseph Alemany, Archbishop of San Francisco, in 1877 while construction continued. The current portico was completed in 1884, and the large dome was finished in 1885.

In 1981, a major renovation project was begun at the church, which was to become the cathedral for the new Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose. In 1985, the church was elevated to a cathedral, pending completion of the restoration in 1990. It replaced Saint Patrick Proto-Cathedral Parish, located a few blocks away, as the cathedral of the diocese. The cathedral was made a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1997.

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is listed as a California Historical Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

Architecture

Plaques at entrance

Just inside the entrance to the cathedral are two plaques that read:

Joseph bible quotes

The top of the walls of the inside of the Cathedral include quotes from the Vulgate about Joseph:

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  Matthew 1:20 - ANGELVS DOMINI APPARVIT IN SOMNIS JOSEPH NOLI TIMERE ACCIPERE MARIAM CONIVGEM TVAM


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  Matthew 1:24 - EXSVRGENS JOSEPH A SOMNO FECIT SICVT PRÆCEPIT ET ANGELVS DOMINI ET ACCEPIT CONIVGEN SVAM


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  Matthew 2:13-2:14 - FVTVRVM EST VT HERODES QVÆRAT PVERVM AD PEDENDVM ET MATREM EIVS NOCTE ET SECESSIT IN ÆGYPTVM


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  Luke 2:48 - DIXIT MATER EIVS ECCE PATER TVVS ET EGO DOLENTES QVÆREBVS TE


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  Luke 2:51 - DESCENDIT CVM EIS ET VENIT NAZARET ET ERAT SVBDITVS ILLIS


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  Luke 3:23 - ET JESVS PVTABATVR FILIVS JOSEPH

Stained glass windows

The stained glass windows going counter clockwise from the east transept depict:

1. Agony in the Garden


2. Crucifixion


3. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
   


4. Saint Catherine of Alexandria
   


5. Saint Patrick


6. Saint John


7. Saint Luke


8. The Holy Family


9. Saint Casimir


10. Saint Edward the Confessor
    


11. Saint John the Baptist


12. Saint Mark


13. Saint Matthew


14. Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque & The Sacred Heart of Jesus


15. Saint Francis Xavier
    


16. Saint Claude de la Colombière
    


17. Resurrection


18. Ascension

Odell pipe organ

The Odell pipe organ was built in 1886 by the J. H. and C. S. Odell Company in Yonkers, New York. It is the only such Odell instrument surviving in its original condition in the United States. It has 40,000 parts. It has 27 ranks of 60 pipes each. It was restored during 1987-1990.

Gallery

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  From the baptismal font, looking up the nave to the altar.
  

  
  

  
  


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  The south semitransept, from the altar
  

  
  

  
  


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  The nave from the altar, showing the baptismal font, with organ loft above
  

  
  

  
  


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  The altar from the top of the nave with the ambo and cathedra behind it
  

  
  

  
  


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  The altar, from the north semitransept
  

  
  

  
  


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  Interior of the large dome over the crossing
  

  
  

  
  

See also

• List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States


• List of cathedrals in the United States

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose, California.

• Official Cathedral Site


• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose Official Site


• Cathedrals of California