About St. Joseph · San Benito, Texas
St. Joseph is a Catholic mission church located at 1001 West Highway 77 (US-77 Business) in San Benito, Texas, in the Diocese of Brownsville. It is a mission of the parish of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe, sharing the same parish office, phone number, and email, and is staffed through that parish community. The mission primarily serves Spanish-speaking faithful along with English-speaking and bilingual worshippers, with Mass offered in English, Spanish, and one bilingual Sunday liturgy. Its only online presence is a shared Facebook page (facebook.com/queenandjoseph/) run jointly with the parent parish, where Mass schedule changes are posted.
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Rev. Francois Tsanga, S.C.J.
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
St. Joseph Mission gives Spanish-speaking and bilingual Catholics in San Benito a welcoming, intimate place to worship close to home, with Mass offered in Spanish on Sunday morning and Thursday evening, an English Mass on Tuesday, and a bilingual Sunday liturgy. As a mission of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe, it offers access to the full pastoral care of the parish — including Holy Hour devotion, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and diocesan programs — while retaining the smaller, neighborhood feel of a mission chapel. It is a practical, family-friendly option for Catholics on the west side of San Benito along the US-77 Business corridor.
Mass times at St. Joseph
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Thursday: 6:00 PM (English and Spanish)
Adoration times
- Thursday: 6:00 PM (Spanish) — Holy Hour
About St. Joseph Mission
St. Joseph Mission is a Catholic mission church serving the west side of San Benito, Texas, along US-77 Business. It is not a standalone parish but a mission of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe Parish, and is administered by that parish's pastor and staff. The mission provides regular Sunday and weekday Mass, a Thursday Holy Hour, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation in both English and Spanish.
- Mission of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe Parish, San Benito
- Diocese of Brownsville
- Address: 1001 W. Highway 77 (US-77 Business), San Benito, TX 78586
Parish Staff and Clergy
Because St. Joseph is a mission of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe, it is served by the priests assigned to that parish. According to the Diocese of Brownsville's parish finder, Rev. Francois Tsanga, S.C.J., is the current pastor (effective April 21, 2022). Rev. Genaro Henriquez was previously assigned to the San Benito parish cluster (effective October 12, 2018). Administrative questions about the mission are directed to the parish office at Our Lady, Queen of the Universe.
- Rev. Francois Tsanga, S.C.J. — Pastor (effective 04/21/2022)
- Rev. Genaro Henriquez — Priest (effective 10/12/2018)
Parent Parish: Our Lady, Queen of the Universe
Our Lady, Queen of the Universe is the parish to which St. Joseph Mission belongs. The diocesan timeline records that it was established in San Benito in 1966, alongside St. Theresa Parish, under Bishop Humbert Sousa Medeiros, the second Bishop of Brownsville. Its main church is located at 1425 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586, with a mailing address of 121 Garrison Dr., San Benito, TX 78586. The parish and its mission share a single phone line and email address, and a single Facebook page at facebook.com/queenandjoseph/.
- Established 1966
- 1425 N. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito, TX 78586
- Mailing: 121 Garrison Dr., San Benito, TX 78586
- Phone: (956) 399-2865
- Email: [email protected]
- Shared Facebook: facebook.com/queenandjoseph/
Contact and Visiting
St. Joseph Mission does not maintain a dedicated office — all inquiries go through the parent parish office at Our Lady, Queen of the Universe. Phone calls, emails, and schedule updates are funneled through that single office. Visitors should consult the shared Facebook page before traveling, since temporary changes to Mass or Holy Hour times are posted there rather than on a website.
- Phone: (956) 399-2865
- Email: [email protected]
- Facebook: facebook.com/queenandjoseph/
Diocese of Brownsville
St. Joseph Mission, through its parent parish, is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, which serves the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The diocese was originally a vicariate apostolic created in 1874, became part of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, and was erected as the Diocese of Brownsville in 1965 under its first bishop, Adolph Marx. The 1966 establishment of Our Lady, Queen of the Universe Parish (and thereby its missions, including St. Joseph) was one of the early expansion moves under the diocese's second bishop, Humbert Sousa Medeiros, during a period in which the number of diocesan parishes grew from 35 to 58.
- Diocese of Brownsville
- Parent parish established 1966 under Bishop Medeiros
- Diocese erected 1965; first bishop Adolph Marx
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Genaro Henriquezeffective 10/12/2018
Listed by the Diocese of Brownsville parish finder as the priest assigned to the San Benito cluster at this date.
- Rev. Francois Tsanga, S.C.J.effective 04/21/2022 – present
Current pastor per the Diocese of Brownsville parish finder; member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (S.C.J.).