La Mission del Gloriosimio patriarca Senor San Jose - Fremont, CA, USA
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A plaque commemorating the dedication of La Mission del Gloriosimio patriarca Senor San Jose of Mission San Jose in Fremont, CA.
Waymark Code: WM19DQP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2024
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About the mission: "Mission San José is a Spanish mission located in the present-day city of Fremont, California, United States. It was founded on June 11, 1797, by the Franciscan order and was the fourteenth Spanish mission established in California. The mission is the namesake of the Mission San José district of Fremont, which was an independent town subsumed into the city when it was incorporated in 1957. The Mission entered a long period of gradual decline after Mexican secularization act of 1833. After suffering decline, neglect and earthquakes most of the mission was in ruins. Restoration efforts in the intervening periods have reconstructed many of the original structures. The old mission church remains in use as a chapel of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, a parish of the Diocese of Oakland. The museum also features a visitor center, museum, and slide show telling the history of the mission." (
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About the person: "John Stephen Cummins (born March 3, 1928) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in California from 1977 to 2003 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento in California from 1974 to 1977." (
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Text of plaque: "La Mission del Gloriosimio patriarca Senor San Jose. Founded June 11, 1797. Fray Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. Dedicated June 11, 1985 Most Reverend John S Cummings Bishop of Oakland. Reverend Michael P Norkett Pastor."