About St. Joseph · Albin, Wyoming
St. Joseph Mission Church is a small Roman Catholic mission parish in the tiny farming community of Albin, Wyoming, located at the intersection of State Highways 215 and 216 on the high plains of southeast Wyoming. It is one of two mission churches (along with St. Peter in Carpenter) attended from St. Paul Catholic Church in nearby Pine Bluffs, within the Diocese of Cheyenne. The mission serves a rural agricultural community in Laramie County and historically offered a weekly Sunday Mass, with sacramental care provided by the priests of St. Paul, Pine Bluffs.
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Fr. Kevin Koch (serving from St. Paul, Pine Bluffs; verified as celebrant of Mass at the mission during Archbishop Etienne's visitation)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Cheyenne
Why belong here
St. Joseph Mission is the local Catholic presence for Catholics living in and around Albin, Wyoming — a small farming community where a parish church of one's own would be impractical. Belonging to or visiting this mission means joining a tight-knit rural Catholic family served by the priests of St. Paul, Pine Bluffs, and connecting to the wider diocesan family of the Diocese of Cheyenne. For anyone traveling through the High Plains along Highways 215 and 216, it offers a quiet place of prayer in a region where Catholic churches are few and far between.
Mass times at St. Joseph
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Joseph Mission, Albin
St. Joseph Mission Church is the Catholic mission serving the small rural community of Albin, Wyoming, at the intersection of State Highways 215 and 216 in southeast Wyoming's Laramie County. It is a Roman Rite mission in the Diocese of Cheyenne, classified as a mission (not an independent parish) under the pastoral care of St. Paul Catholic Church in Pine Bluffs. Like many small mission churches across the Wyoming plains, it exists to ensure that Catholics in scattered farming communities have access to the Eucharist and the sacraments without traveling long distances.
Parish Identity & Patron
The mission is named for St. Joseph, the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus, who is venerated as patron of the Universal Church, of fathers, and of workers. His principal feast day is March 19. The mission is one of several Catholic churches in Wyoming and across the United States bearing the St. Joseph name; in the Diocese of Cheyenne it shares that patron with St. Joseph Mission in Hanna and St. Joseph Church in Lovell, among others.
- Patron: St. Joseph
- Feast day: March 19
Pastoral Care & Affiliated Parish
St. Joseph in Albin does not have a resident priest. It is served by the pastor and staff of St. Paul Catholic Church, 501 East 4th Street, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. St. Paul itself has two mission churches: St. Joseph in Albin and St. Peter in Carpenter. All sacramental needs, Mass schedules, and inquiries for St. Joseph Mission are routed through the St. Paul's parish office.
- Attended from: St. Paul Catholic Church, Pine Bluffs
- Sister mission: St. Peter, Carpenter, WY
- Parish office phone: (307) 245-3761
Mass & Service Schedule
Mass-time aggregator sites record St. Joseph Mission as offering one weekly Mass, on Sunday morning. The Diocese of Cheyenne's online parish finder has at times indicated that no Masses were currently being scheduled at the mission, with Catholics in the area directed to attend Mass at St. Peter in Carpenter during those periods. Because Mass schedules at small rural missions can change with priest availability and season, anyone planning to attend should call the St. Paul's parish office in Pine Bluffs at (307) 245-3761 to confirm the current schedule.
- Sunday Mass: 8:00 AM (English) — per masstime.us and catholicchurchtimes.com listings
- Diocesan parish finder note: 'Currently, no Masses are being held' as of the most recent diocesan update
- Confession and adoration schedules are not publicly listed for this mission
Languages
GCatholic lists St. Joseph Mission among Diocese of Cheyenne churches serving both English- and Spanish-speaking Catholics, reflecting the diocese's commitment to minister to the Hispanic faithful across rural Wyoming. In practice, with limited or intermittent Masses on-site, bilingual sacramental care is typically coordinated through St. Paul, Pine Bluffs.
- English
- Spanish
Location & How to Get There
The mission sits at the junction of State Highways 215 and 216 in Albin, a tiny farming town on the high plains of southeast Wyoming, roughly between Cheyenne and Pine Bluffs. The mailing address tied to the mission is associated with the Albin ZIP code 82050. Because it is a mission without a dedicated office, visitors are encouraged to coordinate visits through St. Paul, Pine Bluffs.
- Address: Intersection of State Highways 215 & 216, Albin, WY 82050
- Alternate address listed: 2898 WY-215, Albin, WY 82050
- Contact for visits: St. Paul parish office, (307) 245-3761
Diocese of Cheyenne
St. Joseph Mission belongs to the Diocese of Cheyenne, the Roman Catholic diocese covering the state of Wyoming. The diocese is currently administered from the Cathedral of St. Mary in Cheyenne, and Bishop (now Archbishop) Paul Etienne, who served as apostolic administrator while bishop of Cheyenne, visited St. Joseph Mission as part of a pastoral effort to celebrate Mass in every church and mission of the diocese. Small missions like Albin are an essential part of the diocese's outreach to Catholics living in Wyoming's far-flung rural communities.
- Diocese: Diocese of Cheyenne
- Diocesan parish finder: dcwy.org/parishfinder
- Pastoral visitation by diocesan leadership documented on the 'Truth in Love' blog
Sources & Further Information
Because St. Joseph Mission is small and does not maintain its own website, official information is best obtained from the Diocese of Cheyenne parish finder and from the parent parish, St. Paul Catholic Church in Pine Bluffs. Additional Mass-time details can be found on Catholic aggregator sites, and pastoral notes about the mission appear on the former diocesan administrator's blog.
- Diocese of Cheyenne Parish Finder: dcwy.org/parishfinder
- GCatholic: gcatholic.org/churches/usa-13/34652
- St. Paul, Pine Bluffs: stpaulpinebluffs.org
- Masstime.us listing for St. Joseph, Albin
- CatholicChurchTimes.com listing for St. Joseph Mission, Albin