Originally called St. Patrick, the parish was established in the
city of San José, following what is now the
Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph. The parish was founded in 1872, with Father Joseph Gallagher serving as the first
pastor. It was named for
Patrick,
Archbishop of Armagh and
patron saint of
Ireland. The original parish church was a
Gothic building at the intersection of Ninth and Santa Clara streets, which was completed in 1888. This church was destroyed in the
1906 San Francisco earthquake, but rebuilt less than a year later. The second church was replaced by the current church at the intersection of Eighth and Santa Clara streets in 1967. and demolished in 2017. On April 28, 2013, Bishop
Patrick J. McGrath signed a decree renaming the proto-cathedral in honor of
Our Lady of La Vang. The attached school remained St. Patrick School. The new church officially opened May 13, 2023. ==See also==