St. Cecilia Church in San Francisco

St. Cecilia Church in San Francisco is a parish of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA. The parish primarily serves the Sunset District and neighboring Parkside District, West Portal, and St. Francis Wood. It is one of four parishes serving the Sunset District, along with Holy Name, St. Anne, and St. Gabriel. The parish was established in 1917, with the first Masses held in a two-story house. A donation from then-Mayor James Rolph to the parish gave them their first permanent church building, in what used to be the Parkside School.

In 1946, Rev. Harold Collins was named pastor of St. Cecilia's, and under his leadership, the parish grew, necessitating the construction of a larger church. The New church, begun in 1954 and completed in 1956, is of a Spanish Colonial design and features a red-tile roof, a bell tower topped with a gold leaf cross, and a reinforced concrete structure. The neighboring school building is home to 600 students.