LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHERS will return to San Carlos Cathedral Hall on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday September 26, 27, and 28. If you missed the opportunity to have your, or your family’s, or your group’s picture taken for the Parish Directory now is your chance beginning the weekend of July 20 … Read more »
About
Welcome to San Carlos Cathedral, “The Royal Presidio Chapel,” and the Cathedral of the Diocese of Monterey San Carlos Borromeo de Monterey was founded by Father Junipero Serra on June 3, 1770, on the shores of Monterey Bay, as the cornerstone of his Mission. A year later, Fr. Serra moved the Mission to Carmel. The church remained as a Royal Chapel for the soldiers guarding the new Spanish Presidio of Monterey. The present sandstone church was completed in 1794. The significance of San Carlos cannot be overstated. It is the oldest continuously functioning church and the first stone building in the State of California. It is California’s first cathedral and stands for the birth of … Read More »
