In 1952, Archbishop John J. Mitty announced that Pope Pius XII had elevated Mission Dolores to the status of a minor Basilica. This was the first designation of a basilica west of the Mississippi and the fifth basilica named in the United States.[22]
Today, the church constructed in 1918 is referred to as the Mission Dolores Basilica while the 1791 adobe chapel is called the Mission Dolores.[22] The mission complex also includes a historic cemetery, the only cemetery within the City of San Francisco.l
Other historic designations
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