About St. Joseph - Nixon · Nixon, Texas
St. Joseph Catholic Church is a small Roman Catholic parish located at 207 South Washington Avenue in Nixon, Texas, a rural community in Gonzales County southeast of San Antonio. It is one of the parishes of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, with parish registers dating back to 1915. The parish serves both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking faithful, offering Masses in both languages each week, and also oversees the nearby Mission Church of St. Philip Benizi in Smiley. It is administered by Rev. Kuriakose Ouseph, who shepherds both St. Joseph and its Smiley mission.
- Established
- 1915
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Rev. Kuriakose Ouseph
- Diocese
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio
Why belong here
St. Joseph in Nixon is a welcoming bilingual Catholic community where Sunday and weekday Masses are celebrated in both English and Spanish, making it a true gathering place for the diverse families of Gonzales County. Beyond its own worship life, the parish shepherds the Mission Church of St. Philip Benizi in Smiley, extending Catholic presence and the sacraments into a wider rural area. It is a small parish rooted in more than a century of local Catholic tradition — a place where visiting priests have celebrated the milestones of generations of South Texas farming families.
Mass times at St. Joseph - Nixon
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM (and by appointment / Otros dias por cita)
Adoration times
- Friday 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Anointing of the Sick at 6:15 PM)
- Saturday 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
About St. Joseph Catholic Parish, Nixon
St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio, serving Nixon, Texas, and the surrounding rural area of Gonzales and Wilson counties. Founded in 1915, the parish has kept its sacramental registers for more than a century, and today offers Mass in both English and Spanish. The parish is administered by Rev. Kuriakose Ouseph, who also shepherds the Mission Church of St. Philip Benizi in Smiley.
Parish History
According to GCatholic and the parish register record, St. Joseph was established in 1915. Its sacramental registers from 1915–1957 are preserved through the Archdiocese of San Antonio archives. In the early twentieth century, the parish served as a mother church for surrounding rural missions, including the Polish Silesian St. Mary's Immaculate Conception community near Stockdale from 1928 onward.
- Founded 1915
- Registers 1915–1957 catalogued with Archdiocese
- Mother church for Stockdale-area missions beginning 1928
- Today oversees St. Philip Benizi Mission, Smiley (est. 1963)
Leadership & Clergy
The parish is led by Rev. Kuriakose Ouseph, who serves as Administrator of both St. Joseph in Nixon and the Mission Church of St. Philip Benizi in Smiley. Parishioners can reach the parish office at (830) 582-1127 or by email at [email protected].
- Rev. Kuriakose Ouseph — Administrator
- Parish phone: (830) 582-1127
- Parish email: [email protected]
St. Philip Benizi Mission, Smiley
St. Joseph Parish oversees the Mission Church of St. Philip Benizi, located at the corner of Highway 87 and Carpenter Street in Smiley, Texas (about 12 km / 7 miles east of Nixon). Established in 1963, the mission extends the parish's sacramental life into the neighboring community, with a Sunday 11:00 AM Mass and Holy Day Vigil Mass at 7:00 PM. The mission can be reached through the parish office.
- Address: Hwy 87 & Carpenter St., Smiley, TX 78159
- Established: 1963
- Sunday Mass: 11:00 AM
- Holy Day Vigil Mass: 7:00 PM
- Contact: (830) 587-6258 or (830) 582-1127
Visit, Contact & Location
St. Joseph Catholic Church is located at 207 South Washington Avenue in Nixon, Texas 78140-2920, two blocks south of Central Avenue and one block east of TX-80 (Nixon Avenue). The parish office can be reached at (830) 582-1127 or [email protected]. The parish's Facebook page is the primary online presence; the official Archdiocesan listing lives at archsa.org.
- Address: 207 S Washington Ave., Nixon, TX 78140-2920
- Phone: (830) 582-1127
- Email: [email protected]
- Archdiocese page: https://www.archsa.org/parishes/st.-joseph1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/St.Joseph.Catholic.Church.NixonTx