Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo information
18th-century Spanish mission in California
This article is about the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo in Carmel Valley. For the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey, see Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo (Monterey, California).
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
Façade of capilla (chapel) at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo.
The Mission of Saint Charles Borromeo of the Carmel River
Patron
Saint Charles Borromeo[2]
Nickname(s)
"Father of the Alta California Missions" [3]
Founding date
June 3, 1770[4]
Founding priest(s)
Father Presidente Junípero Serra[5]
Founding Order
Second[2]
Headquarters of the Alta California Mission System
1771–1815; 1819–1824; 1827–1830 [6]
Military district
Third [7]
Native tribe(s) Spanish name(s)
Esselen, Ohlone Costeño
Native place name(s)
Ekheya[8]
Baptisms
3,827[9]
Marriages
1,032[9]
Burials
2,837[9]
Secularized
1834[2]
Returned to the Church
1859[2]
Governing body
Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey
Current use
Parish Church/Minor Basilica
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Official name: Carmel Mission
Designated
October 15, 1966[10]
Reference no.
66000214[10]
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Designated
October 9, 1960[11]
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.
135[12]
Website
http://carmelmission.org
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, or Misión de San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, first built in 1797, is one of the most authentically restored Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California, it is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.
From 1797 until 1833, Carmel Mission was the headquarters of all Alta California missions. It was headed by Saint Junípero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784. It was also the seat of the second missions presidente, Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, who was in charge of completing nine more mission churches.
In 1833 the mission buildings and lands were secularized by the Mexican government. By the mid-19th century, the Carmel Mission structures had fallen into disrepair. The chapel was saved from total destruction when the roof was rebuilt in 1884.[13][14] In 1886, ownership of the mission was transferred from a group of Franciscans to the Diocese of Monterey. Ever since, Carmel Mission has been a parish within that diocese.
Beginning in 1931, Harry Downie began restoring the mission and worked continuously on the project for the next 50 years. It is the only Spanish mission in California that has its original bell and bell tower.[15] Carmel Mission contains the state's first library.[16]
^Leffingwell, p. 113
^ abcdKrell, p. 83
^Ruscin, p. 25
^Yenne, p. 33
^Ruscin, p. 196
^Yenne, p. 186
^Forbes, p. 202
^Ruscin, p. 195
^ abcKrell, p. 315: as of December 31, 1832; information adapted from Engelhardt's Missions and Missionaries of California.
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^NHL Summary Archived 2008-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
^"Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^Dillon, James (September 4, 1976). "Mission San Carlos De Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^"Mission San Carlos De Borromeo Del Rio Carmelo" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^"News from California Missions Foundation". archive.constantcontact.com. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^"Carmel Mission—American Latino Heritage: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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