Cathedral of the Annunciation

400 West Rose Street
Stockton

The Cathedral of the Annunciation was built in 1942 as Saint Mary of the Annunciation.  It was intended to replace the original Saint Mary’s of the Assumption, which was more than seventy-five years old, by that time. When the Diocese of Stockton was established in 1962, the name was changed to the Cathedral of the Annunciation.

Monsignor William E. McGough established the parish, and remained pastor until his death in 1950.

The new church was designed by architect Henry A. Minton, San Francisco.  It was built by general contractors J. Corbin Shepherd and Henry Green of Stockton.

The first stained glass window was the Old Testament Prophets in the choir, by Cummings Studio.  Church Art Glass, San Francisco created the Saint Peter, Saint Paul window.  The remainders of the windows were created by Carl Huneke, Century Stained Glass Studio, San Francisco.

The theme of the windows was selected by Msgr. McGough.  Sister Peter and Sister Maurice accompanied Msgr. McGough in supervising the construction of the windows over a period of five years.

The windows were restored in 1997 and 1998 by Frank Warthemann, European Art Glass, Watsonville.