About St. Boniface · Hobson, Texas
St. Boniface Catholic Church is a small rural Latin-rite parish in the community of Hobson, Karnes County, Texas, in the heart of South Texas ranch country on U.S. Highway 181 between Falls City and Karnes City. Founded on April 9, 1901 to serve the German, Czech, and Polish Catholic families of Hobson, the parish belongs to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio and is currently administered by the Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior, S.D.S.), with Rev. Andrzej Waszczenko, S.D.S. as pastor/administrator. The parish is a tight-knit country church of about four Masses a week, continuing more than a century of worship in the same rural crossroads community.
- Established
- 1901
- Patron
- St. Boniface (Saint Boniface of Mainz, Apostle of the Germans)
- Rector
- Rev. Andrzej Waszczenko, S.D.S.
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
Why belong here
St. Boniface is a small, traditional country parish where the same families have worshipped for generations, and visitors are welcomed as family. It is currently shepherded by the Salvatorians (S.D.S.), a religious order with a long missionary tradition, and offers four weekly Masses plus Holy Day liturgies in a quiet, rural Karnes County setting — ideal for Catholics in the Hobson, Falls City, and Karnes City area looking for an intimate, prayerful parish home.
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St. Boniface Catholic Church — Hobson, Texas
St. Boniface is a small rural Latin-rite parish of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, located in the Karnes County crossroads community of Hobson on U.S. Highway 181 between Falls City and Karnes City. The parish has worshipped in the same community continuously since its dedication on April 9, 1901, and today is served by the Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior, S.D.S.).
- 358 County Road 220, Hobson, TX 78117
- Phone: (830) 780-3559
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Latin (Roman) Rite
History
Established April 9, 1901 to serve Hobson's German, Czech, and Polish immigrant Catholic families. The original church was damaged by a 1942 hurricane and rebuilt. In 1916 the diocese acquired a former local hospital (the Simon Sanitarium) and used it as the parish school until 1934; the building was sold in 1991 and moved to Karnes City. The parish celebrated its centennial in 2001 with a commemorative history by Sylvester Trial.
- Founded: April 9, 1901
- Hurricane damage and rebuilding: 1942
- Parochial school in former Sanitarium: 1916–1934
- Centennial book: '100th Anniversary St. Boniface Catholic Church, Hobson, Texas, 1901-2001' by Sylvester Trial
Founding Community
Hobson was originally platted as 'Castine' along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway in the 1890s and renamed in 1899 after Spanish-American War hero Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson. The town was settled largely by families of German, Czech, and Polish descent, and St. Boniface was their parish church from the start.
- German, Czech, and Polish immigrant roots
- Originally named Castine; renamed Hobson in 1899
Clergy & Pastoral Care
The parish is administered by the Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior, S.D.S.), a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Rome in 1881 by Blessed Francis Jordan. The pastor/administrator of St. Boniface also serves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in nearby Falls City as part of the Archdiocese of San Antonio's Floresville Rural Deanery.
- Rev. Andrzej Waszczenko, S.D.S. — Administrator
- Religious order: Salvatorians (Society of the Divine Savior)
- Deanery: Floresville Rural
Diocese
St. Boniface is a parish of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, which serves Catholic faithful across much of South and Central Texas.
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Parish listed on archsa.org/parishes/st.-boniface
Visit & Contact
The parish office can be reached by phone or email. Because the church is small and rural, mail and phone remain the primary points of contact.
- Address: 358 County Road 220, Hobson, TX 78117
- Phone: (830) 780-3559
- Email: [email protected]
- Official website: archsa.org/parishes/st.-boniface
- Facebook: Church-St-Boniface-Catholic