<Li> The Rev. Junípero Serra (1769--1784) </Li> <Li> The Rev. Francisco Palóu (presidente pro tempore) (1784--1785) </Li> <Li> The Rev. Fermín Francisco de Lasuén (1785--1803) </Li> <Li> The Rev. Pedro Estévan Tápis (1803--1812) </Li>

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