Mission San Buenaventura
Mission San Buenaventura is a Roman Catholic church at 211 East Main Street in Ventura, CA 93001. It is one of 83 churches in Ventura, and one of 2 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
Called to go “always forward” by the Holy Spirit, Mission Basilica San Buenaventura disciples witness the love of Jesus Christ through prayer and service to promote unity among our faith community.
The parish family of Mission Basilica San Buenaventura is pleased to welcome Fr. Maurice Harrigan, who has been appointed by Archbishop José H. Gomez as our new pastor, effective July 1, 2026.
Serving since 1697 · Services in Spanish
211 East Main Street, Ventura, CA, 93001Service times
- Sunday 7:15am
Phone: +1 805 643 4318 · Website: https://www.sanbuenaventuramission.org/
Mission San Buenaventura is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,417 congregations of the Catholic family gather across California — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Find Mission San Buenaventura on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
The community around Mission San Buenaventura
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 33.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.2%
- Food Insecurity: 18.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 16.0%
- Unemployment: 6.5% (1.4–12.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city is served by 44 churches — about one congregation for every 2,104 residents.
Churches near Mission San Buenaventura
- Ecumenical Ministry of Unity — 0.2 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Two Trees Church — 0.2 mi away
- Ventura Healing Rooms — 0.2 mi away
- First Pentecostal Church of God — 0.2 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.3 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Iglesia Universal — 0.5 mi away
- First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.5 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Total Life Church — 0.6 mi away
- Apostolic House of Worship — 0.6 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Faith Baptist Church — 0.6 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
More Catholic churches nearby
- Our Lady of the Assumption Church — 2.6 mi away in San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
- Sacred Heart Church — 7.9 mi away
- Santa Clara Roman Catholic Church — 8.6 mi away in Oxnard, CA
- Santa Clara Roman Catholic Chapel — 8.8 mi away in Oxnard, CA
- Ventura Korean Catholic Church — 8.8 mi away in Oxnard, CA
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