Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Catholic church in San Jose, California
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph”
  • Address: 80 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
  • Inscription: “Deo Optimo Maximo in Honorem S. Josephi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old San Jose Post Office and San Jose Museum of Art.

Heritage site
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is a heritage site.

Art gallery
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The is a modern and contemporary art museum in downtown San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 1969, the museum holds a permanent collection with an emphasis on artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Park
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The is located in downtown . It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.

Neighborhood
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The of is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.

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Often called "the capital of ", is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in , and the 12th largest city in the , with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.

Neighborhood
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SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, . Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the , the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "'s Creative District".

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph

Latitude
37.33409° or 37° 20′ 3″ north
Longitude
-121.89046° or 121° 53′ 26″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Levels
6
Height
90 feet (27 metres)
Operator
Diocese of San Jose
Named after
Joseph
Open location code
849W84M5+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39018560
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q5052195
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “聖若瑟聖殿主教座堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بازيليك القديس يوسف”
  • German: “Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph”
  • German: “Kathedralbasilika St. Joseph”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral San Jose, California”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع بازیلیکا سنت جوزف”
  • Polish: “Bazylika katedralna św. Józefa w San Jose”
  • Slovenian: “stolna bazilika sv. Jožefa v San Joséju”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Basilica de San Jose”
  • Spanish: “Catedral basílica de San José”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Basílica de San José”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chánh toà Thánh Giuse”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chánh tòa Thánh Giuse”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chính toà Thánh Giuse”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Chính tòa Thánh Giuse”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 60 SOMA and Fairmont Plaza.

Nearby Places

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