page_title: Mission San Antonio de Padua
section_title: Present day
hierarchical_section_title: Mission San Antonio de Padua / Present day
caption_attribution_description: English: Evening view of the mission.
context_page_description: Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present-day town of Jolon. It was founded on July 14, 1771, and was the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra. The mission was the first use of fired tile roofing in Upper California. Today the mission is a parish church of the Diocese of Monterey and is no active in the mission work which it was set up to provide.
context_section_description: Today, the nearest city is King City, nearly 29 miles (47 km) away; Jolon, a small town, is located 6 miles (10 km) from the Mission. Historians consider the Mission's pastoral location in the valley of the San Antonio River along the Santa Lucia Mountains as an outstanding example of early mission life..
  The mission is surrounded by the Fort Hunter Liggett Military Reservation, which was acquired by the U.S. Army from the Hearst family during World War II to train troops. Additional land was acquired from the Army in 1950 to increase the mission area to over 85 acres (340,000 m²). This fort is still actively training troops today.
  Mission San Antonio de Padua is one of the designated tour sights of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.
  As of 2013, Franciscan Friar Jeff Burns OFM, is in charge of the Mission.
caption: Aerial view of San Antonio de padua
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