St. Joseph Cathedral, San Diego
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St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral
located in downtown San Diego, California
, United States
. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Diego
. The parish was founded in 1874 and St. Joseph’s became a cathedral in 1936.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
located in downtown San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is the seat of the Diocese of San Diego
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the western region of the United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of San Diego and Imperial Counties in Southern California, with a Catholic population of 1,981,057...
. The parish was founded in 1874 and St. Joseph’s became a cathedral in 1936.