Mission San Juan Capistrano

Mission of St. Juan Capistrano

(now ruined)

San Juan Capistrano, California, USA

Jurisdiction: Diocese of Orange

Mission of: Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano

Type: Former Church

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Lists: Franciscan Missions in California, Historic Catholic Churches in USA

History: mission 1776.11.01; built 1797-1806; ded. 1806; destroyed by earthquake 1812.12; secularized 1833; Catholic 1865; now museum

Location: 8554G82Q+R4

Address: 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano, California 92675

Country: USA

Telephone: +1 (949) 234-1300

Website:

GCatholic Church ID: 42031

Churches Nearby

Fr. Serra Chapel, San Juan Capistrano (61 m ↑)
Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano (310 m ↖)
Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Dana Point (4.3 km ↙)
Church of San Felipe de Jesus, Capistrano Beach (4.4 km ↓)
Church of St. Timothy, Laguna Niguel (5.2 km ↖)
Church of the Holy Trinity, Ladera Ranch (6.7 km ↗)
Church of Our Lady of Fatima, San Clemente (9.5 km ↘)
Church of Corpus Christi, Aliso Viejo (9.6 km ↖)
Church of St. Kilian, Mission Viejo (9.9 km ↑)
Church of St. Catherine of Siena, Laguna Beach (11 km ←)

Last updated on 2025.12.21

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