This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey. The Archdiocese of Monterey includes the counties of Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz.[1]
The churches in the Diocese of Monterey include the Cathedral of San Carlos in Monterey (the oldest stone building and the first cathedral in California) and seven former Spanish Missions: Carmel Mission Basilica; Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad; Mission San Antonio de Padua; Mission San Juan Bautista; Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa; Mission San Miguel Arcangel; and Mission Santa Cruz.[2]
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Mission Basilica | 3080 Rio Rd, Carmel-By-The-Sea | Former Spanish mission first built in 1797, served as the headquarters of the Alta California missions, 1797-1833; registered as a National Historic Landmark[3] | ||
| Cathedral of San Carlos | 500 Church St, Monterey | Built 1791-94, it is the oldest continuously operating parish, the oldest stone building in California, the oldest (and smallest) serving cathedral in the United States, along with St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the only existing building in the original Monterey Presidio[4] | ||
| Christ the King | 240 Calle Cebu, Salinas | |||
| Holy Trinity | 27 S El Camino Real, Greenfield | [5] | ||
| Madonna del Sasso | 320 E Laurel Dr, Salinas | Parish created in 1959 to serve north Salinas[6] | ||
| Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad | 36641 Fort Romi Rd, Soledad | The 13th Spanish mission in Alta California, founded in 1791; fell into disrepair and left in ruins after secularization; restoration began in 1954 with dedication of new chapel (Our Lady of Solitude) in 1955[7] | ||
| Mission San Antonio de Padua | 1 Mission Creek Rd, Jolon | The third Spanish mission in Alta California, founded in 1771[8] | ||
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 9 El Caminito Rd, Carmel Valley | Parish dates to 1947 with services first held in a converted barn; church was enlarged and remodeled in 1972 with a new redwood building[9] | ||
| Our Lady of Refuge | 11140 Preston St, Castroville | [10] | ||
| Our Lady of Solitude | 235 Main St, Soledad | [11] | ||
| Sacred Heart | 22 Stone St, Salinas | Parish dates to 1874 as a mission station of Our Lady of Refuge in California; recognized as a separate parish in 1876; church destroyed in 1906 in San Francisco Earthquake; second church destroyed by fire 1926; current Roman-basilica-style church dedicated 1928[12] | ||
| St. Angela Merici | 362 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove | Founded in 1928 with first church completed in 1929; current church built 1956[13] | ||
| St. Francis Xavier | 1475 La Salle Ave, Seaside | [14] | ||
| St. John the Baptist | 504 N 3rd St, King City | |||
| St. Joseph's | 1 Railroad Ave, Spreckels | [15] | ||
| St. Jude | 303 Hillcrest Ave, Marina | [16] | ||
| St. Mary of the Nativity | 424 Towt St, Salinas | [17] | ||
| St. Theodore's | 125 S Center St, Gonzales | [18] |
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission San Juan Bautista | 406 2nd St, San Juan Bautista | The 15th Spanish mission in Alta California, founded in 1797; functions now as a parish church[19] | ||
| Sacred Heart & St. Benedict's | 680 College St, Hollister 1200 Fairview Rd, Hollister | Sacred Heart parish founded 1877[20] | ||
| Immaculate Conception | [21] |
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa | 751 Palm St, San Luis Obispo | Spanish mission founded in 1772 by Father Junípero Serra[22] | ||
| Mission San Miguel Arcangel | 775 Mission St, San Miguel | Spanish mission established in 1797, listed as a National Historic Landmark in 2006[23] | ||
| Nativity of Our Lady | 221 Daly Ave, San Luis Obispo | [24] | ||
| St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | 2050 Palisades Ave, Los Osos | [25] | ||
| St. Francis of Assisi | 1711 Beach St, Oceano | Mission chapel governed by St. Patrick's in Arroyo Grande[26] | ||
| St. Joseph's | 360 Park Ave, Cayucos | [27] | ||
| St. Joseph's | 298 S Thompson Ave, Nipomo | [28] | ||
| St. Patrick's | 501 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande | [29] | ||
| St. Paul the Apostle | 800 Bello St, Pismo Beach | [30] | ||
| St. Rose of Lima | 820 Creston Rd, Paso Robles | Parish traces roots to formation of a Spanish mission in 1795 and a mission church completed in 1821; St. Rose began in 1890 as a mission church under the San Miguel Mission[31] | ||
| St. Timothy | 962 Piney Way, Morro Bay | [32] | ||
| St. William's | 6410 Santa Lucia Rd, Atascadero | Parish dates to 1943; current church dedicated in 1969[33] | ||
| Santa Margarita de Cortona | 22515 H St, Santa Margarita | Parish traces history to the Santa Margarita de Cortona Asistencia established in 1787 | ||
| Santa Rosa | 1174 Main St, Cambria | Parish dates to 1871; current church built 1962-1963[34] |
| Name | Image | Location | Description/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Child | 23230 Summit Rd, Los Gatos | Formed in 1966 as a mission of St. Joseph's in Capitola; became an independent parish in 1983[35] | ||
| Holy Cross Church | 210 High St, Santa Cruz | Former Mission Santa Cruz[36] | ||
| Holy Eucharist | 527 Corralitos Rd, Corralitos | [37] | ||
| Our Lady Star of the Sea | 515 Frederick St, Santa Cruz | [38] | ||
| Resurrection | 7600 Soquel Dr, Aptos | Parish tracing its history to 1874[39] | ||
| St. John's | 120 Russell Ave, Felton | Parish dates to 1951[40] | ||
| St. Joseph's | 435 Monterey Ave, Capitola | Parish dates to 1904[41] | ||
| St. Michael's | 13005 Pine St, Boulder Creek | [42] | ||
| San Agustin | 257 Glenwood Drive, Scotts Valley | Parish formed 1969 and church built in 1970[43] | ||
| Shrine of St. Joseph | 544 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz | [44] |