Mission San José (California)
The mission in 2011 | |
| Location | 43300 Mission Blvd. Fremont, California 94539 |
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| Coordinates | 37°31′58″N 121°55′10″W / 37.53278°N 121.91944°W |
| Name as founded | La Misión del Gloriosísimo Patriarca Señor San José |
| English translation | The Mission of the Glorious Patriarch Lord Saint Joseph |
| Patron | Saint Joseph |
| Founding date | June 11, 1797 |
| Founding priest(s) | Father Fermín Lasuén |
| Founding Order | Fourteenth |
| Headquarters of the Alta California Mission System | 1824–1827; 1830–1833 |
| Military district | Fourth |
| Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s) | |
| Native place name(s) | Oroysom |
| Baptisms | 6,673 |
| Marriages | 1,990 |
| Burials | 4,800 |
| Secularized | 1834 |
| Returned to the Church | 1858 |
| Governing body | Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland |
| Current use | Chapel / Museum |
| Designated | 1971 |
| Reference no. | 71000131 |
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| Website | |
| http://www.missionsanjose.org/ | |
Mission San José is a Spanish mission located in the present-day city of Fremont, California, United States. It was founded on June 11, 1797, by the Franciscan order and was the fourteenth Spanish mission established in California. The Mission entered a long period of gradual decline after Mexican secularization act of 1833. After suffering decline, neglect and earthquakes most of the mission was in ruins. Restoration efforts in the intervening periods have reconstructed many of the original structures. The old mission church remains in use as a chapel of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, a parish of the Diocese of Oakland. The museum also features a visitor center, museum, and slide show telling the history of the mission.