About St. John · Condon, Oregon
St. John Church is a small, rural Roman Catholic parish serving the farming and ranching community of Condon and Gilliam County in eastern Oregon, within the Diocese of Baker. It is the parish church for the county seat of Condon and stands at 412 W Walnut Street. With daily Mass Monday through Saturday and two Sunday Masses, it functions as a steady sacramental anchor across a sparsely populated stretch of north-central Oregon. The parish is currently pastored by Very Reverend Robert M. Greiner, who also serves as Dean of the Western Deanery of the diocese.
- Patron
- St. John
- Rector
- Very Reverend Robert M. Greiner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Baker
Why belong here
St. John offers an unusually full sacramental schedule for a rural parish — daily Mass Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. and two Sunday Masses, plus Saturday confessions — making it a true spiritual anchor for Catholics across Gilliam County. It is a small, tight-knit faith community rooted in the ranching and farming families of eastern Oregon, where everyone knows one another and visitors are welcomed into a long-standing Catholic tradition. As part of the Diocese of Baker, the parish connects local worshippers to the wider life of the Catholic Church across central and eastern Oregon.
Mass times at St. John
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
About St. John Parish
St. John Church is the Catholic parish serving Condon, the county seat of Gilliam County in north-central Oregon, and the surrounding ranching and farming communities. It belongs to the Diocese of Baker and follows the Roman-Latin rite. The parish is led by Very Reverend Robert M. Greiner, who serves as pastor and also as Dean of the Western Deanery of the diocese. Despite its small size and rural setting, the parish maintains a remarkably full liturgical schedule, with daily Mass every weekday morning and two Sunday Masses.
- Roman-Latin rite parish
- Located in Condon, Gilliam County, Oregon
- Part of the Diocese of Baker
Parish Staff & Clergy
The parish is led by Very Reverend Robert M. Greiner, who serves as pastor of St. John Church, Condon, and as Dean of the Western Deanery of the Diocese of Baker. The parish secretary and other volunteer lay staff support the day-to-day operations of the parish.
- Pastor: Very Reverend Robert M. Greiner
- Dean of Western Deanery, Diocese of Baker
Parish History
St. John Catholic Church has served the Catholics of Condon and Gilliam County for many decades. Federal tax records show a 'St John Catholic Church' in Condon with a ruling date of March 1946, indicating the parish has been a formally recognized religious and charitable organization since at least the mid-twentieth century. The parish likely traces its roots further back, as the Diocese of Baker City itself was established in 1903 and has ministered to scattered rural Catholic communities across eastern Oregon since then. In 2002, the parish formally incorporated as 'Saint John Catholic Church of Condon, Inc.' with the Oregon Secretary of State, listing the pastor and parish secretary as its principal officers.
- Federal tax-exempt ruling date: March 1946
- Incorporated as a domestic nonprofit in Oregon on October 8, 2002
- Parish address: 412 W Walnut St., Condon, OR 97823
Visiting & Contact
St. John Church welcomes visitors and travelers passing through central Oregon. The church is located at 412 W Walnut Street in Condon, Oregon. Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office by phone at (541) 384-5271 or by email at [email protected]. The parish also maintains a website at stjohncondon.org for additional information about Mass times and parish life.
- Phone: (541) 384-5271
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://stjohncondon.org/
Diocese of Baker
St. John is one of the parishes and missions of the Diocese of Baker, which covers a vast area of central and eastern Oregon. The diocese was established in 1903 and is led from Redmond, Oregon. The Diocese of Baker's parish finder lists St. John Church, Condon alongside the parish's mission churches, and lists Fr. Robert M. Greiner as the pastor assigned to it.
- Diocese established 1903
- Diocesan offices located in Redmond, Oregon
- Sister parish in the same diocese: Paisley – St. John Church