The parish was formed by Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan on August 24 , 1901 . The first Mass was offered in a storefront hall on Fillmore Street on September 22 , 1901 by Father Martin Ryan , the first Pastor . In 1902 the rectory and a one-story church over a hall was built at the present site at Green and Steiner . Both structures survived the earthquake of 1906 . In 1911 , work began on the superstructure , which is the present church
earthquake of 1906
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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