About Sacred Heart [Sagrado Corazon] · Exeter, California
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón) is a bilingual Roman Catholic parish of the Diocese of Fresno serving the city of Exeter and the neighboring community of Farmersville in Tulare County, California. Located at 417 N 'E' St. in Exeter, the parish also oversees the Mission Church of St. Anthony of Egypt at 121 S Ventura Ave. in Farmersville. Sacred Heart celebrates Mass in both English and Spanish, reflecting the community it serves, and offers daily and weekend Masses along with weekday perpetual adoration in its chapel.
- Established
- 1950
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fresno
Why belong here
Sacred Heart in Exeter welcomes Catholics from Exeter and the neighboring farming community of Farmersville with a warmly bilingual worship life — Saturday Vigil Mass, two Sunday Masses (one in English, one in Spanish), weekday Mass on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, and a weekday chapel with perpetual adoration. The parish also stewards the Mission of St. Anthony of Egypt in Farmersville, so families across both towns can find a Catholic home here. With straightforward confessions on Saturday afternoons and a long-standing tradition of Eucharistic devotion, Sacred Heart offers a steady, faithful rhythm of prayer and pastoral care.
Mass times at Sacred Heart [Sagrado Corazon]
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (or by appointment)
Adoration times
- Monday–Friday: 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Chapel, in the back of the church)
- Saturday: 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Chapel)
About Sacred Heart — Exeter & Farmersville
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón) is the Catholic parish of Exeter, California, and also ministers to the neighboring community of Farmersville through its mission church. The parish is part of the Diocese of Fresno and worships bilingually in English and Spanish. Located in Tulare County in the agricultural heart of the San Joaquin Valley, Sacred Heart serves farm-working families across both towns from its corner of 'E' Street and Willow in Exeter.
- Parish name: Sacred Heart / Sagrado Corazón
- Year founded: 1950
- Diocese: Diocese of Fresno
- Mission: St. Anthony of Egypt, Farmersville
Mission of St. Anthony of Egypt, Farmersville
Sacred Heart oversees the Mission Church of St. Anthony of Egypt in nearby Farmersville, ensuring Catholic ministry on both sides of this small twin-town area. Mass and devotions at the mission give Familiesville-area parishioners a second regular place to worship within the same parish family.
- Mission: St. Anthony of Egypt
- Address: 121 S Ventura Ave., Farmersville, CA 93223
Parish Clergy & Pastoral History
Sacred Heart is staffed by priests of the Diocese of Fresno. One notable former pastor was Fr. Juan Manuel Flores, who served the Exeter–Farmersville parish for 16 years before his 2021 installation as pastor of Sacred Heart in Bakersfield. Fr. Juan, ordained in 2003 and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, was formed at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo — a sign of how deeply this parish has been cared for by bilingual clergy with deep ties to farmworker communities of the Valley.
- Diocese: Fresno
- Former pastor: Fr. Juan Manuel Flores (~16 years, departed 2021)
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. Juan Manuel Floresapprox. 2005-2021
Served as pastor of Sacred Heart in Exeter and Farmersville for 16 years before being installed as pastor of Sacred Heart in Bakersfield in 2021. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, ordained for the Diocese of Fresno in 2003, formed at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo.