St. Joseph Parish – Old Mission San Jose

Specialties

Catholic Church — Mass, Baptisms, Confessions, First Communions, Confirmations, Matrimony, Funerals, RCIA, Religious Education /​Faith Formation Program — for Catholics and those looking to enter into the Catholic Faith.

History

Established in 1797.

At the Ohlone Indian village of Oroysom, Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen founded this fourteenth of twenty-​one Franciscan missions June 11, 1797. Taught by Padre Narciso Duran, the Ohlone orchestra and choir became famous. By 1830 almost 2,000 Indians were living at Mission San Jose. In 1868, the earthquake destroyed the adobe church and most other mission buildings. The church was rebuilt in 1985.

Today, Saint Joseph Parish — Old Mission San Jose is an active and faith filled parish with daily Mass and many diverse ministries.