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History of St. Charles Parish

A New Church

When San Carlos was incorporated as a city in 1925, there was a small but growing number of Catholic families in the new city.  Three years later, Archbishop Edward Hanna of San Francisco decided the time had come to establish a new parish in the young but growing city.  A one acre parcel of land on Walnut Street near Cherry was purchased, and the building of a new church was begun.

 

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Significant Dates for St. Charles Parish

June 23, 1929: The first pastor, Father Harold Crampton, celebrated the first mass in the church built on Walnut Street (now Casa de Flores)

1948: Land purchased on Tamarack Avenue

1950: St. Charles School opened on Tamarack Avenue

1951: St. Charles Church moved to the "new" Church  on Tamarack Avenue (currently the School gymnasium)

1952: St. Charles Rectory was built

1959: The Convent was built (currently the Parish Center)

1966: The current St. Charles Church building was dedicated

1994: Borromeo Hall was completed

2011: The current St. Charles Church building was re-dedicated after the roof repair and interior renovation