About Saints Peter and Paul · Hobart, Oklahoma
Saints Peter and Paul is a small Catholic mission church serving the faith community of Hobart, in Kiowa County, southwestern Oklahoma. It is a Latin-rite mission of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and is currently grouped with Sacred Heart Parish in Mangum and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Hollis under a single priest-administrator. The parish gathers for Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. and offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass and on First Thursdays.
- Established
- By 1907
- Patron
- Saints Peter and Paul (Apostles)
- Rector
- Rev. Balaswamy Konka (Administrator, effective July 2, 2024)
- Diocese
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Why belong here
Saints Peter and Paul offers Catholics in Hobart and across Kiowa County a weekly Sunday Mass and a regular confession schedule in the heart of southwestern Oklahoma — a rare and valued presence in a small rural community. As a mission, it shares pastoral care with neighboring parishes in Mangum and Hollis, meaning Mass and sacramental ministry are guaranteed through a priest-administrator who covers the cluster. Its roots stretch back to the earliest years of Oklahoma's Catholic life, and the parish maintains the historic Resurrection Cemetery nearby.
Mass times at Saints Peter and Paul
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM (before Mass)
- Thursday 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (First Thursday only)
Parish Identity and Diocese
Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a Latin-rite Catholic mission in Hobart, Oklahoma, within the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. It is listed in the Archdiocese's parish finder and is grouped in a western Oklahoma pastoral cluster with Sacred Heart, Mangum and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hollis. The Archdiocese's 2024 Official Pastoral Assignments named Rev. Balaswamy Konka Administrator of the three-parish group effective July 2, 2024.
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
- Type: Mission (of Sacred Heart, Mangum)
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Patron: Saints Peter and Paul
- Feast Day: June 29
History of the Parish
Catholic life in Hobart predates Oklahoma statehood. A deed of August 23, 1907 transferred five acres of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 6 North, Range 18 West, from the Hobart Cemetery Association to the Bishop of the Catholic Church, to be known as the Resurrection Cemetery of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The fact that the parish already maintained a cemetery in territorial days speaks to a community established before 1907.
- Parish in existence by 1907 in the Territory of Oklahoma
- Maintains Resurrection Cemetery, deeded to the Bishop on August 23, 1907
- Mid-1990s: served as a mission of Sacred Heart, Mangum under Father David F. Monahan (1995–1997)
Clergy and Pastoral Leadership
Because Saints Peter and Paul is a mission, its pastoral care is exercised from Sacred Heart, Mangum. The Archdiocese's 2024 reassignments appointed Rev. Balaswamy Konka Administrator of the cluster (Sacred Heart Mangum, Saints Peter and Paul Hobart, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Hollis), effective July 2, 2024. He succeeded Rev. Arokiasamy (Swamy) Andarias, who had previously served the group and whose departure from the Archdiocese was effective July 2024.
- Rev. Balaswamy Konka — current Administrator (2024–)
- Rev. Arokiasamy (Swamy) Andarias — previous pastor/administrator of the cluster, departed July 2024
- Rev. David F. Monahan — served the mission 1995–1997 as part of his Sacred Heart, Mangum assignment
Resurrection Cemetery
Resurrection Cemetery of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is the parish's associated burial ground. It sits behind Hobart Rose Cemetery near the corner of Highway 183 and East 5th Street in Hobart, in the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 2, Township 6 N, Range 18 W. The entrance is marked by two white pillars, each bearing a cross emblem. Cemetery records are held by Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
- Approx. 5 acres transferred to the Bishop of the Catholic Church on August 23, 1907
- Four numbered sections organized around a central memorial
- Records held by Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Hobart
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. David F. Monahan1995–1997
Served Saints Peter and Paul as a mission of Sacred Heart, Mangum; longtime archdiocesan educator, principal of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, archdiocesan Superintendent of Catholic Schools, and founding editor of The Sooner Catholic.
- Rev. Arokiasamy (Swamy) Andarias
Listed in Archdiocese 'Wave 4' of clustered parishes paired Sacred Heart, Mangum / Saints Peter and Paul, Hobart / Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hollis; departed the Archdiocese in July 2024.
- Rev. Balaswamy Konka2024–
Appointed Administrator of Sacred Heart, Mangum, Saints Peter and Paul, Hobart, and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Hollis, effective July 2, 2024, per the Official Pastoral Assignments.