List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco explained

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco. The archdiocese includes the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Marin and San Mateo.^[1]

The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, completed in 1971. It replaced the previous cathedral, dedicated in 1891 at the NW corner of Van Ness Avenue and O'Farrell Street, which was destroyed by arson in 1962. The archdiocese includes the following historic sites

• Old Saint Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, dating to the mid-1850s, still in active use as a parish church
• Mission San Francisco de Asís, the oldest building in San Francisco
• Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco, known as the Italian cathedral of the West

San Francisco County

All the parishes in San Francisco County are contained in five deaneries.

Alemany Deanery

The Alemany Deanery consists of the Bayview/Hunter's Point, Excelsior, Visitacion Valley, Crocker Amazon and Ingleside areas in San Francisco.

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Church of the Epiphany		827 Vienna St.	1911	Current church completed in 1950[2]
Church of the Visitacion		655 Sunnydale Ave.	1907	Current church dedicated in 1952[3]
Corpus Christi		62 Santa Rosa Ave.	1898	A Salesian parish[4]
Our Lady of Lourdes		410 Hawes St.	1946	Wooden chapel with carved beams and stained glass windows depicting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sojourner Truth and others[5]
St. Elizabeth		459 Somerset St.	1912	[6]
St. Emydius		286 Ashton Ave.	1913	[7]
St. Michael Korean		32 Broad St.	1898
St. Paul of the Shipwreck		1122 Jamestown Ave.	1913	Located in Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood[8]

Cathedral Deanery

The Cathedral Deanery consists of the Western Addition, Japantown, Castro, Haight-Ashbury, Richmond, and Cow Hollow neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption		1111 Gough St.		[9]
Nativity of Our Lord		240 Fell St.	1903	Began as a parish serving Croatian and Slovenian immigrants[10]
Most Holy Redeemer		100 Diamond St.	1900	Church dedicated in 1901; located in the Castro district[11]
Our Lady of Fatima		5920 Geary Blvd.	1950	Russian Byzantine parish founded to serve Russian exiles[12]
St. Agnes		1025 Masonic Ave.	1893	Addition to church built in 1953[13]
St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf		1801 Octavia St.	1984	Established as the only deaf Catholic parish in the Western United States[14]
St. Dominic		2390 Bush St.	1873	Gothic style church completed in 1928; flying buttresses added in early 1990s for seismic stability[15]
St. Ignatius		650 Parker Ave.	1855	Current Italian Renaissance and Baroque church dedicated in 1914[16]
St. Monica-St. Thomas the Apostle Parish		St. Monica Church, 470 24th Ave.	1911	Current church dedicated in 1918. Merged in 2017 with St. Thomas the Apostle.[17]
		St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 3835 Balboa St.		First church built in 1923, expanded in 1930. Merged in 2017 with St. Monica[18]
St. Vincent de Paul		2320 Green St.	1911	Parish in Pacific Heights neighborhood. Church opened in 1913, became known as the "Church of the Exposition"[19]
Star of the Sea		4420 Geary Blvd.		[20]

Downtown Deanery

The Downtown Deanery consists of San Francisco's Financial District, Chinatown, North Beach, Tenderloin District, and SOMA areas.

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi		610 Vallejo St.		Current Norman Gothic church has twin campaniles, was dedicated in 1860[21]
Notre Dame des Victoires		566 Bush St.	1856	Founded to serve French immigrants. The original church was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. The current church was built in 1913; it is a San Francisco Historic landmark[22]
Old St. Mary's Cathedral		660 California St.	1854	Gothic Revival church built in 1854. It is a San Francisco landmark[23]
St. Boniface		133 Golden Gate Ave.	1860	[24]
St. Patrick		756 Mission St.	1851	Church rebuilt after 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. It is San Francisco Historic Landmark #4[25]
Sts. Peter and Paul		666 Filbert St.	1884	Known as the Italian Cathedral of the West, completed in 1924

Mission Deanery

The Mission Deanery consists of the Mission, Bernal Heights, Glen Park, Potrero Hill, and Noe Valley districts in San Francisco.

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Mission Dolores Basilica and Mission San Francisco de Asis		3321 16th St.	1776	The mission building is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco; the basilica was added in 1918
St. Anthony of Padua		3215 Cesar Chavez St.	1893	[26]
St. Charles Borromeo		701 S Van Ness Ave.	1887	Current Mission style church built in 1917[27]
St. James		1086 Guerrero St.	1888	[28]
St. John the Evangelist		19 St Marys Ave.	1893	[29]
St. Kevin		704 Cortland Ave.	1922	Church built in 1925[30]
St. Paul		221 Valley St.	1876	Located in Noe Valley neighborhood, completed in 1911[31]
St. Peter		1200 Florida St.	1867	[32]
St. Philip the Apostle		725 Diamond St.	1910	Gothic Revival church built in 1925[33]
St. Teresa of Avila		1490 19th St.	1880	Church built in 1892[34]

Sunset Deanery

The Sunset Deanery consists of San Francisco's Sunset District, Forest Hill, Parkside, Westwood Park, and Lakeside neighborhoods.^[35]

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description and notes
Holy Name of Jesus		1555 39th Ave.	1925	Located in the Sunset District. Church was dedicated in 1964. It was referred to at the time as being "as modern as tomorrow."[36]
St. Anne of the Sunset		850 Judah St.	1904	Romanesque church in Sunset District was completed in 1932.[37]
St. Brendan the Navigator		29 Rockaway Ave.	1929	California mission-style structure with a distinctive bell tower[38]
St. Cecilia		2555 17th Ave.	1917	Current Spanish colonial church completed in 1956 in Sunset District[39]
St. Finn Barr		415 Edna St.	1926	Located in the Sunnyside district[40]
St. Gabriel		2559 40th Ave.	1941	Church dedicated in 1942[41]
St. John of God		1290 5th Ave.	1967	[42]
St. Stephen		451 Eucalyptus Dr.	1950	Church dedicated in 1964[43]
St. Thomas More		1300 Junipero Serra Blvd.	1950	[44]

Marin County

Marin Deanery

The Marin Deanery consists of all the parishes in Marin County.

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/Notes
Church of the Assumption and St. Helen Parish		Tomales	1860	[45]
Mission San Rafael Arcángel		1104 5th Ave, San Rafael	1822	Founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia ("sub-mission") of Mission San Francisco de Asís; granted full mission status in 1822.[46]
Our Lady of Loretto		1806 Novato Blvd, Novato	1892	Church dedicated in 1963[47]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel		3 Oakdale Ave, Mill Valley	1910	Church dedicated in 1968[48]
Sacred Heart		10189 State Route #1, Olema	1937	Church dedicated in 1967[49]
St. Anselm		97 Shady Lane and Bolinas, San Anselmo	1907	Church built in 1908[50]
St. Anthony of Padua		1000 Cambridge St, Novato	1968	Church dedicated in 1971[51]
St. Cecilia		450 Cintura Ave, Lagunitas	1937	[52]
St. Hilary		761 Hilary Drive, Tiburon	1951	[53]
St. Isabella		One Trinity Way, San Rafael	1961	[54]
St. Mary Star of the Sea		180 Harrison Ave, Sausalito	1881	Church built in 1959[55]
St. Mary's		Ranch Rd, Nicasio		Built in 1867, declared a historical monument by the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West in 1967; now a mission church of St. Cecilia's in Lagunitas[56] [57]
St. Mary Magdalene		16 Horseshoe Hill Rd, Bolinas	1863	Mission church of Sacred Heart in Olema; dates to 1878[58]
St. Patrick		114 King St, Larkspur	1915	[59]
St. Raphael		1104 Fifth Ave, San Rafael	1861	Parish traces its history to formation of the Mission San Rafael Arcángel in 1817.[60]
St. Rita		100 Marinda Dr, Fairfax	1930	[61]
St. Sebastian		373 Bon Air Rd, Greenbrae	1951	[62]

San Mateo County

All the parishes in San Mateo County are contained in four deaneries.

Central San Mateo Deanery

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Immaculate Heart of Mary		1040 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont	1947	[63]
Our Lady of Angels		1721 Hillside Dr, Burlingame	1926	Served by Capuchin Franciscans[64]
Our Lady of the Pillar		400 Church St, Half Moon Bay	1868	Church dedicated in 1954, largest parish in size in San Mateo County.[65]
St. Bartholomew		300 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo	1955	[66]
St. Catherine of Siena		1310 Bayswater Ave, Burlingame	1908	[67]
St. Gregory		2715 Hacienda St, San Mateo	1941	Church constructed in 1953.[68]
St. Luke		1111 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City	1970	[69]
St. Mark		325 Marine View Ave, Belmont	1965	Church built in 1970.[70]
St. Matthew		1 Notre Dame Ave, San Mateo	1863	[71]

Coastside Deanery

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Church of the Good Shepherd		901 Oceana Blvd, Pacifica	1951	[72]
Holy Angels		107 San Pedro Rd, Colma	1914	[73]
Our Lady of Mercy		1 Elmwood Dr, Daly City	1954	Church dedicated in 1956.[74]
Our Lady of Perpetual Help		60 Wellington Ave, Daly City	1925	[75]
St. Andrew		1571 Southgate Ave, Daly City	1968	Church dedicated in 1975.[76]
St. Augustine		3700 Callan Blvd, South San Francisco	1970	Church dedicated in 1975.[77]
St. Peter		700 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica	1956	[78]

North San Mateo Deanery

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
All Souls		315 Walnut Ave, South San Francisco	1913	Church dedicated in 1968.[79]
Mater Dolorosa		307 Willow Ave, South San Francisco	1961	[80]
St. Bruno		555 W. San Bruno Ave, San Bruno	1912	Church dedicated in 1959.[81]
St. Dunstan		1133 Broadway, Millbrae	1940	[82]
St. Robert		1380 Crystal Springs Rd, San Bruno	1912	Church constructed in 1958.[83]
St. Veronica		434 Alida Way, South San Francisco	1951	[84]

South San Mateo Deanery

Church name	Image	Location	Date est.	Description/notes
Church of the Nativity		210 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park	1877	[85]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel		300 Fulton St, Redwood City	1887	[86]
Our Lady of the Wayside		930 Portola Rd, Portola Valley		Mission Revival church built in 1912
St. Anthony of Padua		3500 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park	1951	[87]
St. Charles		880 Tamarack Ave, San Carlos	1928	Church dedicated in 1966[88]
St. Denis		2250 Avy Ave, Menlo Park	1856 and 1961
St. Francis of Assisi		1425 Bay Rd, East Palo Alto	1951
St. Matthias		1685 Cordilleras Rd, Redwood City	1961	Church dedicated in 1963.[89]
St. Pius		1100 Woodside Rd, Redwood City	1951	Church dedicated in 1968.[90]
St. Raymond		1100 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park	1950	Church dedicated in 1959.[91]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parish Finder. Archdiocese of San Francisco. April 19, 2020.
2. Web site: History of Our Parish. Church of the Epiphany. April 20, 2020.
3. Web site: History of the Church of the Visitacion: 1907 to Present. Church of Visitacion Catholic Inclusive Community. April 20, 2020.
4. Web site: Home page. Corpus Christi Church. April 20, 2020.
5. Web site: History of Our Church. Our Lady of Lourdes - All Hallows Catholic Community. April 20, 2020.
6. Web site: Home page. St. Elizabeth Church of San Francisco. April 20, 2020.
7. Web site: Home page. St. Emydius Church. April 20, 2020.
8. Web site: Who We Are. St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
9. Web site: 2017-11-16 . Home - Cathedral Of St. Mary Of The Assumption In San Francisco . 2024-06-15 . smcsf.org . en-US.
10. Web site: About Us. Nativity of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
11. Web site: History. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
12. Web site: History of Our Lady of Fatima Church . Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
13. Web site: History of St. Agnes Parish. St. Agnes Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
14. Web site: History. St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf. April 20, 2020.
15. Web site: Parish History. St. Dominic Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
16. Web site: History. April 20, 2020.
17. Web site: History of St. Monica Parish. Saint Monica-Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish. April 20, 2020.
18. Web site: History of St. Thomas the ApostleParish. Saint Monica-Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish. April 20, 2020.
19. Web site: The History of St. Vincent de Paul Church - San Francisco. St. Vincent de Paul Parish in San Francisco. April 20, 2020.
20. Web site: Home page. Star of the Sea Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
21. Web site: A Short History of Saint Francis of Assisi Church. National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. April 20, 2020.
22. Web site: Our History. Notre Dame des Victoires. April 20, 2020.
23. Web site: About Old St. Mary's. Old Saint Mary's Cathedral + Chinese Mission. April 20, 2020.
24. Web site: Home page. St. Boniface Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
25. Web site: About Our Parish. St. Patrick Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
26. Web site: St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Mission Parishes. April 20, 2020.
27. Web site: St. Charles Borromeo Parish. Mission Parishes. April 20, 2020.
28. Web site: St James Catholic Church. Facebook. April 20, 2020.
29. Web site: Home page. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
30. Web site: Parish History. St. Kevin Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
31. Web site: St. Paul's History. St. Paul Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
32. Web site: St. Peter's Parish. Mission Parishes. April 20, 2020.
33. Web site: St. Philip the Apostle History. St. Philip the Apostle Church. April 20, 2020.
34. Web site: About Our Parish History. St. Teresa of Avila Church. April 20, 2020.
35. Web site: 2023 -2024 Archdiocese of San Francisco Directory . June 14, 2024 . Archdiocese of San Francisco.
36. Web site: Church History. Holy Name of Jesus Parish. April 20, 2020.
37. Web site: St. Anne of the Sunset – Catholic Church in San Francisco . 2024-06-15 . en-US.
38. Web site: Home page. St. Brendan the Navigator Church. April 20, 2020.
39. Web site: Saint Ceclia Parish History. Saint Cecilia Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
40. Web site: Welcome to Our Parish. St. Finn Barr Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
41. Web site: History of St. Gabriel. St. Gabriel Church. April 20, 2020.
42. Web site: Home page. St. John of God Church. April 20, 2020.
43. Web site: Excerpt from "Saint Stephen Parish Celebrates Fifty Years". Saint Stephen Church. April 20, 2020.
44. Web site: Home page. St. Thomas More Church. April 20, 2020.
45. Web site: Church of the Assumption and St. Helen Mission . 2024-06-15 . Church of the Assumption and St. Helen Mission . en.
46. Web site: San Rafael Arcángel Key Facts. California Missions. April 20, 2020.
47. Web site: Parish History. Our Lady of Loretto. April 20, 2020.
48. Web site: About Us. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
49. Web site: History of Sacred Heart Parish and Sacred Heart Church. Sacred Heart Parish. April 20, 2020.
50. Web site: Our History. Saint Anselm Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
51. Web site: History of Saint Anthony of Padua Church. Saint Anthony of Padua Church. April 20, 2020.
52. Web site: Home page. Saint Cecilia Church. April 20, 2020.
53. Web site: Home. St. Hillary Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
54. Web site: Parish History. Church of St. Isabella. April 20, 2020.
55. Web site: Our History. St. Mary Star of the Sea. April 20, 2020.
56. Web site: St. Mary's Church, Nicasio. California's Redwood Coast. April 20, 2020.
57. News: Archbishop celebrates with Nicasio parish on 150th anniversary. Catholic San Francisco. November 9, 2017.
58. Web site: St. Mary Magdalene Mission Church. Sacred Heart Parish. April 20, 2020.
59. Web site: History of St. Patrick Church. St. Patrick Church. April 20, 2020.
60. Web site: About Our Parish. Church of St. Raphael. April 20, 2020.
61. Web site: Home page. Saint Rita Catholic Church. April 20, 2020.
62. Web site: Home page. St. Sebastian Church. April 20, 2020.
63. Web site: Immaculate Heart of Mary . 2024-06-15 . Immaculate Heart of Mary . en.
64. Web site: Our Lady of Angels – A Catholic Parish Served By Capuchin Franciscans . 2024-06-15 . en-US.
65. Web site: Our Lady Of The Pillar . 2024-06-15 . www.ourladyofthepillar.org . en.
66. Web site: St. Bartholomew Catholic Church .
67. Web site: St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church . 2024-06-15 . www.stcsiena.org.
68. Web site: St. Gregory Catholic Church, San Mateo . 2024-06-15 . saintgregorychurch.org . en.
69. Web site: St. Luke Catholic church . 2024-06-15 . saintlukefc.org.
70. Web site: History . 2024-06-15 . Saint Mark Catholic Church . en-US.
71. Web site: 2024-06-15 . Home - St. Matthew Parish . 2024-06-15 . www.stmatthew-parish.org . en-US.
72. Web site: Home . 2024-06-15 . www.gschurchca.org . en.
73. Web site: San Francisco Archdiocese United States Holy Angels Church . 2024-06-15 . hacolma . en.
74. Web site: History . 2024-06-15 . www.olmcath.org . en.
75. Web site: OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH AND SCHOOL . 2024-06-16 . OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH AND SCHOOL . en.
76. Web site: St. Andrew Catholic Church - History . 2024-06-16 . standrew . en.
77. Web site: Our History . 2024-06-16 . www.staugustinessf.org . en.
78. Web site: Parish History . 2024-06-16 . stpeterpacifica.org.
79. Web site: All Souls Catholic Church: Parish History . 2024-06-16 . www.allsoulsparishssf.org . en.
80. Web site: Mater Dolorosa Catholic Parish South San Francisco, CA . 2024-06-16 . www.mdssf.org . en.
81. Web site: About Us . 2024-06-16 . www.saintbrunos.org . en.
82. Web site: St. Dunstan Parish – Serving God and our community since 1940 . 2024-06-16 . en-US.
83. Web site: St. Robert's Catholic Church - PARISH HISTORY . 2024-06-16 . www.saintroberts.org.
84. Web site: The Church of St. Veronica – 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080-4302 . 2024-06-16 . en-US.
85. Web site: Home . 2024-06-16 . www.nativitymenlo.org . en.
86. Web site: Home . 2024-06-16 . www.mountcarmelrc.org . en.
87. Web site: St. Anthony of Padua Church .
88. Web site: History of St. Charles Parish / History of St. Charles Parish . 2024-06-16 . www.stcharlesparish.org . en.
89. Web site: St. Matthias History – St. Matthias Parish . 2024-06-16 . en-US.
90. Web site: St. Pius Church .
91. Web site: 2020-10-15 . History - St. Raymond Catholic Church . 2024-06-16 . en-US.