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Basilica of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
San Diego, California
The Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, CA is a Catholic minor basilica known for its Spanish Mission architecture, dedicated September 13, 1931 and elevated to basilica status on November 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI. On July 16, 1769, Fr. Junípero Serra, a Franciscan missionary, raised a cross on Presidio Hill and celebrated the first Mass, founding Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first of California’s twenty-one missions.
- Name
- Basilica of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
- State
- California
- Diocese
- Diocese of San Diego
- Elevated to Basilica
- 1975
- By
- Pope Paul VI
- Phone
- 619-283-7319
- Mass times
- See parish schedule
- Website
- missionsandiego.org
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