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Mission San José belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. St. Joseph Parish manages Mission San José and St. Joseph School. The Mission Church is a beautiful venue for Catholic worship such as daily Mass, Baptisms, Weddings, and special liturgical events. Explore the many activities welcoming you to St. Joseph Parish and St. Joseph ...

Summary: San José was founded on June 11, 1797. This successful, prosperous mission was destroyed in an earthquake in 1869. The Mission San Jose church was carefully restored between 1982-1985 and is considered one of the most authentic mission structures in California.

Mission San Jose was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen on a site which was part of a natural highway by way of the Livermore Valley to the San Joaquin Valley. It is the fourteenth of the 21 Spanish Missions in Alta California.

The Mission is located at 43300 Mission Blvd. in Fremont, California. If you are visiting the Mission you may park in St. Joseph Church parking lot next door to the Mission, or on the street. From San Jose and the South Bay: Take 680 N. Exit at Mission Blvd. Note that there are TWO exits at Mission. Take exit 16, i.e. the 2nd Mission Blvd. exit.

One of the largest missions, second in size only to San Luis Rey, Mission San José was practically destroyed by the earthquake of 1868. The monastery wing, which is now the mission museum, was one of the few buildings to have survived. The mission church, built in 1985, is an authentic replica.

Mission San Jose. California Historical Landmark No. 334. Mission San Jose was founded on June 11, 1797. This was the 14th of twenty-one Spanish missions established in Alta California. A tour through Old Mission San Jose includes the Mission Museum housed in the original 1809 convento, the Church, the historic Cemetery, and the Garden.

Mission San José established the settlement that became the modern city of Fremont. It was the first of a group of five approved as part of a major expansion of the Alta California mission system. The expansion was intended to reduce the distance between missions, and the need for military escorts when travelling between the missions.

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