About Immaculate Conception · Pharr, Texas
Immaculate Conception Mission (Misión Inmaculada Concepción) is a small Spanish-language Catholic mission chapel located in the Lopezville community, a colonia just north of Pharr in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. It is not an independent parish but is administered as a mission of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in neighboring San Juan, within the Diocese of Brownsville. The mission serves a predominantly Spanish-speaking faithful with weekly Saturday evening and Sunday midday Masses, and is pastored by the clergy assigned to St. John the Baptist. Its mailing and physical address is 901 Church Street, which third-party directories place in both Pharr (78577) and San Juan (78589); GCatholic locates the chapel roughly 3½ miles north on I Road in Lopezville.
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Rev. Oscar Ortega Mancha (Vicar, St. John the Baptist Parish)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
Immaculate Conception Mission offers a small, humble, and welcoming Spanish-language Catholic community for families in the Lopezville area who want a neighborhood chapel close to home rather than driving into San Juan or Pharr. Weekend Masses are celebrated in Spanish on Saturday evening and Sunday noon, with confessions offered 30 minutes before each Mass, and the mission shares in the CCD religious-education program and sacramental preparation of its parent parish, St. John the Baptist. It is an especially good fit for Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Rio Grande Valley who want a devout, traditional setting for prayer and the sacraments.
Mass times at Immaculate Conception
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 30 minutes before each Mass (Saturday ~4:30 PM; Sunday ~11:30 AM)
About Immaculate Conception Mission
Immaculate Concepción is a small Catholic mission chapel in the Lopezville community just north of Pharr, Texas. It operates under the pastoral care of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in San Juan and is part of the Diocese of Brownsville. The mission serves Spanish-speaking Catholic families of the Rio Grande Valley with a weekly Saturday Vigil Mass and a Sunday noon Mass, both celebrated in Spanish.
- Mission of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, San Juan, TX
- Diocese of Brownsville
- Liturgical language: Spanish
- Located in Lopezville, north of Pharr, TX
Parish Staff & Clergy
Because Immaculate Conception is a mission of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, it is served by the parish's assigned clergy. The parish team includes a vicar and deacons who care for both the main church in San Juan and the Lopezville mission.
- Rev. Oscar Ortega Mancha — Vicar
- Deacon Agapito Cantu
- Deacon Eduardo Reyna, H.O.M.I.
Faith Formation (CCD / Religious Education)
Children and youth of the mission community receive religious education through the CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) program of the parent parish, St. John the Baptist. CCD welcomes parish children from Kindergarten through 12th grade and coordinates preparation for the sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation.
- CCD Office: (956) 783-1068
- Grades K–12
- Sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation coordinated through the parent parish
Contact & Office Information
All inquiries about Immaculate Conception Mission — including Mass intentions, sacramental records, and CCD registration — are handled through the St. John the Baptist Parish Office in San Juan. The parish publishes office hours and emergency contact numbers on its website.
- Parish Office: (956) 783-1196
- CCD Office: (956) 783-1068
- Fax: (956) 702-7447
- Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00–5:00 PM (closed Saturday & Sunday)
- Emergency line: 956-342-2610
- Mailing address (parent parish): P.O. Box 1269, San Juan, TX 78589
Visiting & Location
Immaculate Conception Mission is situated in the Lopezville community north of Pharr in Hidalgo County, South Texas. Some directories list the address as 901 Church Street (which other sources map to San Juan 78589); GCatholic places the mission approximately 3½ miles north on I Road in Lopezville, ZIP 78577. The chapel lies in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, close to the Basilica National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle.
- Address: 901 Church St. (Pharr 78577 / San Juan 78589)
- GCatholic location: ~3½ miles north on I Rd., Lopezville, TX 78577
- Near the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine
- Hidalgo County, Lower Rio Grande Valley
Diocese & Catholic Context
Immaculate Conception Mission belongs to the Diocese of Brownsville, which serves the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The diocese was established as a vicariate apostolic in 1874 by Pope Pius IX and was elevated to a diocese in 1965; its first bishop, Adolph Marx, is buried at Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Brownsville. The mission operates within a region rich in Catholic heritage, alongside parishes such as St. John the Baptist (San Juan), St. Anne Mother of Mary (Pharr), St. Jude Thaddeus (Pharr), St. Margaret Mary (Pharr), and the famous National Shrine basilica.
- Diocese of Brownsville
- Parent parish: St. John the Baptist, San Juan (chapel 1920; parish 1949)
- Region: Lower Rio Grande Valley / Hidalgo County
- Local landmark: Basilica National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle