Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, also known as the Carmel Mission, is a Roman Catholic mission church in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It is part of the National Registry of Historic Places and a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
It was the headquarters of the original Alta California Missions headed by Father Junipero Serra from 1770 until his death in 1784.
The Mission also was the seat of the padre presidente, Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen. It was destroyed in the mid 1800s, only to be restored beginning in 1884. It remains a parish church today and is the only one to have its original bell tower dome.[2]
Location:
3080 Rio Road
Carmel, CA 93923
Phone:
831-624-3600
| Name as Founded | La Misión San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo |
| English Translation | The Mission of Saint Charles Borromeo of the Carmel River |
| Founding Date | June 3, 1770 |
| Founding Order | Second |