San Juan Diego

Identity & Parish Family

San Juan Diego is a mission church (misión) of San Francisco Javier Catholic Parish, Austin. Both share the same pastor, Rev. César Jaime Guzmán Díaz, the same main phone line, and the same website (sfjccaustin.org). The mission belongs to the Diocese of Austin and is listed in the diocesan directory as part of the San Francisco Javier parish family. A bilingual welcome on the parish website invites visitors to share the Roman Catholic faith while conserving rich cultural traditions and popular religiosity, drawing on Matthew 11:28: 'Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.'

History of the Mission

The mission was formally incorporated in Texas on October 8, 2007 as 'San Juan Diego Mission of Dolores – Stoney Point,' a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation (Texas Secretary of State ID 800881450). Rev. César Jaime Guzmán Díaz was listed as President at incorporation, with Bishop Joe Vásquez of the Diocese of Austin among the directors. The mission is dedicated to Blessed Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, the 16th-century Mexican indigenous Catholic to whom the Virgin of Guadalupe is said to have appeared at Tepeyac.

• Incorporated October 8, 2007 in Texas as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
• Mailing/operating address: 216 Stony Point Drive, Del Valle, TX 78617
• Registered agent at incorporation: Ronald J. Walker
• Patron: Blessed Juan Diego (feast day December 9)

Pastor & Leadership

San Juan Diego Mission is served by the pastor of San Francisco Javier Catholic Church, Rev. César Jaime Guzmán Díaz. He is also listed as President of the San Juan Diego Mission of Dolores – Stoney Point nonprofit corporation in Texas filings. Inquiries about the mission go through the San Francisco Javier parish office.

• Pastor: Rev. César Jaime Guzmán Díaz
• Parish office phone: (512) 243-1404
• Parish fax: (512) 243-2995

Mass & Liturgy

Mass at San Juan Diego Mission is celebrated in Spanish on the regular weekly schedule. Visitors are encouraged to call the parish office to confirm current times. The mission's main parish website, sfjccaustin.org, publishes the Sunday and weekday readings in both English and Spanish and links to the National Catholic Register, EWTN News, Aciprensa, Relevant Radio, the Vatican, and Radio Encuentro Austin for additional faith and media resources.

• Saturday 6:00 PM — Spanish
• Thursday 6:00 PM — Spanish
• Daily readings posted on sfjccaustin.org in English and Spanish

Sacraments

Sacramental preparation and requests are coordinated through the San Francisco Javier parish office. The parish website provides downloadable forms for the most-requested sacramental needs, in both English and Spanish.

• Baptisms (Bautismos) — Baptismal Requirements and Requisitos de Bautismos available on sfjccaustin.org
• Mass Intentions — Mass Intention Request and Requisitos de Intenciones de Misa available on sfjccaustin.org

Ministries & Faith Formation

Despite its small size, San Juan Diego Mission supports an active set of lay ministries. The Diocese of Austin has honored several parishioners with Lumen Gentium Awards, recognizing their long-standing service to the mission community. Catechesis (catequesis) and Ethics & Integrity in Ministry (EIM) compliance are part of parish life, with EIM forms and instructions linked from the parish website.

• Nocturnal Adoration Ministry — historical lay-led devotion at the mission
• Lectors (lectores)
• Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
• Catechists (catequistas) for religious education
• Ethics & Integrity in Ministry (EIM) — instructions and forms linked on sfjccaustin.org

Devotions & Community Life

The mission maintains a tradition of nocturnal adoration, a hallmark of Mexican Catholic spirituality, and parishioners are recognized for their catechetical and liturgical service to the wider diocese. As a mission of San Francisco Javier, the community also benefits from that parish's larger devotional and sacramental life, including bilingual bulletins, Sunday and weekday readings, and links to Catholic media.

• Nocturnal Adoration
• Sunday readings in English and Spanish posted weekly on the website
• Bulletin linked on sfjccaustin.org

Diocese & Canonical Status

San Juan Diego Mission is part of the Diocese of Austin (Catholic Diocese of Austin, Texas) and is listed in the diocesan directory as a mission church of San Francisco Javier Parish. It is identified by the Diocese as 'Blessed Juan Diego' in some directory listings, and is registered in Catholic databases under the Diocese of Austin.

• Diocese: Diocese of Austin
• Rite: Roman-Latin
• Status: Mission (Misión) of San Francisco Javier Catholic Church
• Texas corporate entity: San Juan Diego Mission of Dolores – Stoney Point (since 2007)