Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, Catholic basilica and national shrine in San Juan Capistrano, California, United States

Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano is a Catholic parish church completed in 1986, patterned after the mission's 1806 stone church but not a replica. Architect John Bartlett designed it; historian Norman Neuerberg painted much of the interior sacred art. Its focal point is the Grand retablo, a 42-foot-high cedar altar-backing covered in gold leaf, carved by 84 artisans at Talleres de Arte Granda in Madrid.

The original mission was founded in 1776, but the current basilica was newly constructed between 1981 and 1986 as a separate building. It received basilica status in 2000 and was designated a national shrine in 2003.

The parish takes its name from Saint John of Capistrano, the mission's patron. Its ministries include Serra's Pantry, a registered food agency that distributes food and hygiene supplies to several hundred local families, and Mission Basilica School, a parochial school for children from pre-K through grade 8.

The basilica stands just northwest of Mission San Juan Capistrano, a separate building from the 18th-century mission complex. The first Mass in the new church was celebrated on October 23, 1986, and it was dedicated by Cardinal Timothy Manning on February 8, 1987. Look for the 42-foot cedar retablo, carved in Madrid by 84 artisans.

The Grand retablo behind the altar was carved in cedar and covered in gold leaf by 84 artisans at the Talleres de Arte Granda in Madrid, Spain. It stands 42 feet high, 30 feet wide and weighs 16 tons, with the Trinity at its centre and Our Lady of Guadalupe beneath.