About St. Michael · Montezuma, Georgia
St. Michael is a Catholic mission church serving Montezuma, Georgia, a small town in Macon County in the heart of middle/south Georgia. It is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah and falls within that diocese's Albany Deanery. The community is notably trilingual in its worship, with Masses celebrated in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, reflecting the diverse Catholic faithful of the surrounding rural area. The mission is led by Father Carlos Pinzon as Parochial Administrator, and parishioners gather in a modest setting on North Dooly Street (Highway 49 North).
- Patron
- St. Michael the Archangel
- Rector
- Father Carlos Pinzon (Parochial Administrator)
- Diocese
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah
Why belong here
St. Michael Catholic Mission welcomes worshippers of three language communities into one small but warm church: English-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and Vietnamese Catholics all find a home here. Saturday evening's bilingual Vigil Mass and the Vietnamese Sunday Mass, along with weekday devotions and a monthly potluck after the first Sunday's Spanish Mass, make it easy to belong and be fed. As a mission of the Diocese of Savannah in middle Georgia, it offers the Eucharist and sacramental life to Catholics in a rural area where parishes are few and far between.
Mass times at St. Michael
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Michael Catholic Mission, Montezuma
St. Michael is a Catholic mission church in Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia, served by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah. Listed in the diocese's official parish directory within the Albany Deanery, the mission provides Mass and sacramental ministry to Catholics in the small middle-Georgia town and the surrounding rural area. Its most distinctive trait is its trilingual liturgical life — English, Spanish, and Vietnamese — making it a gathering place for multiple Catholic communities of recent arrival to the region.
- Diocese: Savannah
- Deanery: Albany
- County: Macon
- Classification: Mission
Parish Community & Lay Leadership
As a small mission, St. Michael relies on committed lay faithful to sustain its life. In 2023, Thanh Tran and Thuy-Hong Tran of St. Michael, Montezuma were honored through the Bishop Francis X. Gartland Recognition of Service program, an annual diocesan tribute to lay couples who model Christian discipleship in each parish and mission.
- 2023 Gartland Recognition honorees: Thanh Tran & Thuy-Hong Tran
Clergy & Staff
The mission is currently led by Father Carlos Pinzon, who serves as Parochial Administrator. As a diocesan mission in the Albany Deanery, the community is shepherded by clergy assigned by the Diocese of Savannah.
- Parochial Administrator: Father Carlos Pinzon
Diocese of Savannah
St. Michael is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah, the oldest Catholic diocese in Georgia, which covers the southern portion of the state. The mission belongs to the Albany Deanery, one of the diocese's regional groupings of parishes. Diocesan offices publish the official parish directory, including Mass schedules and contact information for St. Michael.
- Deanery: Albany
- Diocese established: 1850 (oldest in Georgia)
Visit & Contact
St. Michael Catholic Mission is located on Highway 49 North in Montezuma, about twenty miles from Interstate 75 (Exit 135 at Perry/Marshallville). Visitors are encouraged to call ahead for current Mass and confession times, as schedules for a small mission can change.
- Address: 718 North Dooly Street, Montezuma, GA 31063
- Phone: 478-825-7127
- Website: stmichaelsmontezuma.org