About Our Lady of Guadalupe · Corpus Christi, Texas
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Roman Catholic chapel community serving Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi, Texas. Located in Building 332 on Lexington Boulevard aboard the installation, the chapel is part of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and ministers primarily to active-duty military, their families, and base personnel. The parish community shares the chapel with the Saint Anselm of Canterbury Community of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, which celebrates the Anglican-Use (Divine Worship) liturgy at one of the Sunday Masses. In addition to a robust Sunday and weekday Mass schedule, the chapel is open around the clock for personal prayer and Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
- Established
- 1941
- Patron
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Rector
- Fr. John Vidal (Catholic Chaplain, NAS Corpus Christi)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Corpus Christi
Why belong here
Our Lady of Guadalupe offers active-duty service members, their families, and base civilians a complete Catholic sacramental life right on the installation: four Sunday Masses (including a Spanish Mass and an Ordinariate/Anglican-Use Mass), daily Mass Monday through Friday, 24-hour access to the chapel for private prayer, and Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. Ministries include religious education from kindergarten through high school, a Snack Pack outreach for economically disadvantaged families, and partnerships that serve the homeless of greater Corpus Christi — a small, mission-focused community for those connected to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
Mass times at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Weekly Mass schedule
Adoration times
- Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration — Catholic Chapel (Bldg 332) open 24 hours a day for prayer and meditation
Welcome & Parish Identity
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Catholic chapel community at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Its mission is to serve the spiritual needs of the active-duty service members, families, and civilian employees who live and work on the base, providing the full sacramental life of the Church in a military setting.
History
GCatholic dates the chapel's founding to 1941, when the U.S. Navy was rapidly expanding its training infrastructure on the Texas coast in preparation for World War II. In the decades since, the chapel has ministered to generations of Navy families, and more recently opened its doors to the Saint Anselm of Canterbury Community of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.
- 1941 — Chapel founded at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
- 1990s — A small 'Pastoral Provision' Anglican-use Catholic community forms in the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
- 2015 — The Anglican-use community joins the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter and relocates its Mass to Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel aboard NAS Corpus Christi.
Clergy & Chaplaincy
The Catholic chaplain for Naval Air Station Corpus Christi serves as pastor of the chapel community under the authority of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, with the Diocese of Corpus Christi as the local ordinary. The chaplaincy office is located in Building H-100 on E Street aboard the base.
- Fr. John Vidal — Catholic Chaplain, NAS Corpus Christi; also pastor of the Saint Anselm of Canterbury Community (Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter). Ordained a Catholic priest in June 2012; moved to Corpus Christi in October 2013.
- Chaplain Office: Building H-100, 5th Deck, 10651 E Street, NAS Corpus Christi, TX 78419.
- DSN line: 312-861-3751.
Saint Anselm of Canterbury Community (Personal Ordinariate)
The Saint Anselm of Canterbury Community is a congregation of former Anglicans and Episcopalians now in full communion with Rome, formed under Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. Originally established in Corpus Christi under the Diocese's 'Pastoral Provision' in the 1990s, it was received into the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in 2015 and now celebrates its authorized Divine Worship liturgy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel aboard NAS Corpus Christi.
- Sunday 9:00 AM — Roman Missal, 3rd Edition
- Sunday 11:00 AM (historically) — Divine Worship liturgy (formerly 'Anglican Use') for the Ordinariate community
- All are welcome; base access must be arranged in advance with Fr. John for those without DoD credentials.
- Contact: Fr. John Vidal, 443-522-9430
Faith Formation & Religious Education
Religious education is offered from kindergarten through eighth grade, with continued programming through high school, for the children of military families stationed at NAS Corpus Christi.
- Religious Education, K–8
- High School faith formation
- Family catechesis for the base community
Outreach & Charity
The chapel community is actively engaged in serving those in need, both on and off the installation.
- Snack Pack outreach to economically disadvantaged families
- Partnerships with local ministries serving the homeless of Corpus Christi
Planning a Visit
Because the chapel is located on an active military installation, civilian visitors without valid DoD credentials should contact the Catholic chaplain in advance to arrange for an escort and base access authorization.
- Chapel address: Building 332, Lexington Boulevard, NAS Corpus Christi, TX 78419
- Chaplain Office phone: (361) 961-3751 (DSN 312-861-3751)
- Chapel phone: (361) 961-3754
- Base access required for non-credentialed visitors