About St. Aloysius Mission · Rye, Colorado
St. Aloysius Mission is a small Roman Catholic mission church in the rural community of Rye, Colorado, part of the Diocese of Pueblo. It sits along State Highway 165 in the Greenhorn Valley of southern Colorado and is closely tied to Holy Family Parish in Pueblo for sacramental coverage and administration. The mission is named for St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the 16th-century Italian Jesuit, and offers Sunday Mass as the heart of its weekly worship life, with confession available before Mass. Because it is a mission rather than an independent parish, a diocesan priest serves as sacramental minister, ministering to a tight-knit rural flock.
- Patron
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- Diocese
- Diocese of Pueblo
Why belong here
St. Aloysius is a welcoming rural mission offering the faithful of Rye and the surrounding Greenhorn Valley a Sunday Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation in an intimate, close-knit setting. Connected to Holy Family Parish in Pueblo, it brings the Eucharist and basic pastoral care to a community that might otherwise be far from a Catholic church. It is a good place for those seeking a quiet, small-mission worship experience rooted in the Diocese of Pueblo.
Mass times at St. Aloysius Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM
- Sunday 8:35 AM – 9:00 AM (1st Sunday of the month only)
Devotions
The mission observes a weekday Rosary devotion on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 PM during the months of May and October, in keeping with traditional Catholic Marian practice for those months.
- Tuesday Rosary, 6:30 PM (May and October)
Clergy & Leadership
Because St. Aloysius is a mission, it does not have its own resident pastor. Sacramental care is provided by a diocesan priest assigned through the Diocese of Pueblo, currently Fr. Gregory N. Ezeanya. The mission shares pastoral ties with Holy Family Parish in Pueblo.
- Sacramental Minister: Fr. Gregory N. Ezeanya
- Pastoral connection: Holy Family Parish, Pueblo
Parish Identity & Patron
The mission takes its name from St. Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit seminarian of the late 16th century who renounced his noble birthright to enter religious life and died at age 23 while nursing plague victims in Rome. He is widely honored as a patron of Christian youth and students, and his feast day is celebrated on June 21.
- Patron: St. Aloysius Gonzaga
- Feast Day: June 21
- Rite: Roman (Latin)
Diocese & Affiliation
St. Aloysius Mission falls within the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Pueblo, which covers much of southern and southeastern Colorado. The mission is administered in close connection with Holy Family Parish in Pueblo, whose website (holyfamilyparishpueblo.org) lists St. Aloysius among its affiliated mission communities.
- Diocese: Diocese of Pueblo
- Affiliated parish: Holy Family Parish, Pueblo
- Diocesan Rite: Roman-Latin
Visit & Contact
Visitors and parishioners can reach the mission by phone or email, and the church maintains a Facebook page with current updates. The mission is located on the west side of Rye along CO-165, the main highway running south out of Pueblo toward the Greenhorn Valley.
- Address: 8006 CO-165 West, Rye, CO 81069
- Phone: (719) 489-3543
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: holyfamilyparishpueblo.org
- Facebook: St. Aloysius Catholic Church Rye, CO