About St. Margaret Ann · Santa Maria, Texas
St. Margaret Ann is a small Catholic mission church in the rural community of Santa Maria, Texas, located in the Rio Grande Valley and administered as a mission of the Church of the Holy Spirit (Iglesia de San Espiritu) in Progreso. It falls under the Diocese of Brownsville and serves a predominantly Spanish-speaking community along Military Highway 281. The parish shares the same phone line and Facebook presence as its mother parish in Progreso, reflecting its status as a mission rather than an independent parish. Worship is offered in Spanish, with Mass scheduled on Sundays during even-numbered months.
- Patron
- St. Margaret Ann
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
St. Margaret Ann provides a small, Spanish-language Catholic worship community for the residents of Santa Maria and surrounding ranch lands in western Hidalgo County, a rural stretch of the Rio Grande Valley with few other Catholic options nearby. As a mission of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Progreso, it is connected to a broader network of missions served by the same clergy and accessible via the same parish phone line. For Catholics living along Military Highway 281, it offers a local place to attend Sunday Mass and participate in the sacramental life of the diocese.
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Overview
St. Margaret Ann is a Catholic mission of the Diocese of Brownsville located in the small community of Santa Maria, Texas, on Military Highway 281 in the western part of Hidalgo County. It is one of several missions served from the Church of the Holy Spirit in Progreso, the parish to which it is attached. Because it is a mission rather than an independent parish, its worship schedule and pastoral care are administered by the clergy of the Progreso church.
Parish Identity & Diocese
St. Margaret Ann takes its name from the venerated Blessed Margaret Ann, and its physical address places it in ZIP code 78592 along Military Highway 281. The mission is part of the Diocese of Brownsville, which covers the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It is listed by GCatholic as a mission of the Church of the Holy Spirit (Iglesia del Espíritu Santo), Progreso, Texas, the same parish whose Facebook page the mission shares.
- Diocese: Brownsville
- Mother parish: Church of the Holy Spirit, Progreso, TX
- Liturgical rite: Roman (Latin)
Contact & Location
The mission can be reached through the parish phone line shared with the Church of the Holy Spirit in Progreso. There is no separate website; the official online presence is the joint Facebook page at facebook.com/sanespiritupro/, which is administered by the Progreso parish. The mailing-style address used by GCatholic lists Military Hwy. 281, Santa Maria, Texas 78520, while the U.S. postal ZIP for the location is 78592.
- Phone: (956) 565-6856
- Address: 10739 Military Hwy. 281, Santa Maria, TX 78592
- Facebook: facebook.com/sanespiritupro/