Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (San Francisco)
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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, also known locally as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. It is the mother church of the Catholic faithful in the California counties of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo and is the metropolitan cathedral for the Ecclesiastical province of San Francisco.
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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption | |
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37°47′03″N 122°25′32″W | |
Location | 1111 Gough St. San Francisco, California, 94109 |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | www.smcsf.org |
History | |
Founded | 1891 |
Dedication | October 5, 1996 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Pier Luigi Nervi, Pietro Belluschi, John Michael Lee, Paul A. Ryan and Angus McSweeney |
Style | Structural Expressionist Modern |
Groundbreaking | 1967 |
Completed | 1971 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 2,400 seats |
Administration | |
Diocese | Archdiocese of San Francisco |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Salvatore Cordileone |
Rector | Kevin Kennedy |
The cathedral is located in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. The present cathedral replaced one (1891–1962) of the same name. The original Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception was built in 1853–1854 and still stands today. It is now known as Old Saint Mary's Cathedral.