During his 30-year-long administration , he built St. Mary 's Cathedral and established St. Patrick 's Seminary . Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , he visited the people living in temporary camps and celebrated an open-air Mass , assuring the people , " We shall rebuild . " In a dramatic public speech , he asserted the words of Saint Paul , ( Acts 21:39 ) ( Douay Rheims ) " ' I am a citizen of no mean city , ' although it is in ashes . Almighty God has fixed this as the location of a great city . The past is gone , and there is no lamenting over it . Let us look to the future and without regard to creed or place of birth , work together in harmony for the upbuilding of a greater San Francisco . " In December 1914 , Riordan contracted a severe cold which soon developed into pneumonia . He died five days later at 1000 Fulton Street , the Archbishop 's Mansion , his residence in San Francisco , aged 73 . He is buried in the Archbishops ' Crypt at Holy Cross Cemetery , Colma . Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco , California , is named for him
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Patrick William Riordan