About St. Patrick · Albany, Wisconsin
St. Patrick is a small mission Catholic church serving the rural community of Albany, Wisconsin, in Green County. Affiliated with the nearby Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville, it is part of Christ the King Parish within the Diocese of Madison. Worship is offered on a limited weekly schedule — Mass is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 8:00 AM — reflecting its mission status. The parish shares its priest and pastoral staff with neighboring Belleville, Brodhead, Monroe, and Argyle churches under a multi-site pastorate model used across the Madison diocese.
- Established
- 1988
- Patron
- St. Patrick
- Rector
- Parochial Administrator: Fr. David Carrano (Christ the King Pastorate); served by Fr. Joseph Bellamkonda (Parochial Vicar) and Fr. Chahm Gahng (Parochial Vicar)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Madison
Why belong here
St. Patrick is a welcoming small-town mission where the Catholic faithful of rural Albany and the surrounding Green County farmland gather on Tuesdays for a quiet, intimate celebration of the Eucharist. Visitors and parishioners become part of Christ the King Parish — a vibrant multi-site Catholic community that spans Belleville, Albany, Argyle, Brodhead, and Monroe, with weekly Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and faith formation available at St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville and St. Victor School in Monroe. It is an ideal home for Catholics seeking a tight-knit rural parish family rooted in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Diocese of Madison.
Mass times at St. Patrick
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Patrick Mission Church
St. Patrick Catholic Church is a mission of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Belleville, located at 410 E State Street in Albany, Wisconsin — a small Green County village about 12 miles from Belleville. The mission was established in 1988 to serve the Catholic faithful living in and around Albany. As a mission, St. Patrick does not have its own resident pastor; clergy are shared with St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville under the broader Christ the King Pastorate of the Diocese of Madison.
- Type: Mission (affiliated with St. Francis of Assisi, Belleville)
- Diocese of Madison — Christ the King Pastorate (Pastorate 11)
- Founded 1988
- Patron: St. Patrick (feast day March 17)
Mass & Worship Schedule
St. Patrick celebrates Mass on a limited weekday schedule. Visitors are encouraged to also attend the full sacramental schedule at the parent church, St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville, only minutes away.
- Tuesday 8:00 AM — 2nd & 4th Tuesdays only
- Sunday and daily Masses, confession, and adoration celebrated at nearby St. Francis of Assisi, Belleville
Christ the King Pastorate Connection
Under the Diocese of Madison's 'Into the Deep' parish restructuring initiative, St. Patrick in Albany is grouped into Christ the King Parish along with St. Francis of Assisi (Belleville), St. Victor (Monroe), St. Rose of Lima (Brodhead), and St. Joseph (Argyle). St. Victor Catholic School in Monroe serves as the parish school for the cluster. This pastorate model allows smaller missions like St. Patrick to share priests, faith formation, and sacramental life with a wider Catholic community.
- Christ the King Parish — Pastorate 11, Diocese of Madison
- St. Francis of Assisi — Belleville
- St. Victor — Monroe (with parish school)
- St. Rose of Lima — Brodhead
- St. Joseph — Argyle
Clergy
St. Patrick is served by the priests of Christ the King Pastorate. According to the Diocese of Madison's listing, the pastorate is currently led by a parochial administrator supported by two parochial vicars.
- Fr. David Carrano — Parochial Administrator (Spanish language proficiency)
- Fr. Joseph Bellamkonda — Parochial Vicar
- Fr. Chahm Gahng — Parochial Vicar
Sacraments & Faith Formation
Because St. Patrick is a mission without daily staffing, routine sacraments such as Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are best arranged through St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville. Faith Formation and Religious Education are coordinated at the parish level for all Christ the King families, drawing on the wider resources of the Belleville/Monroe Catholic community.
- Communion and weddings celebrated at St. Patrick on scheduled Mass days
- Confession available at St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville (Wednesday and Saturday)
- Faith Formation & Religious Education at Christ the King Parish
Visit, Contact & Directions
St. Patrick is located at 410 E State Street in Albany, Wisconsin. Visitors can reach the mission by heading toward Monroe on Hwy. 59, turning south on Cincinnati Street, then right at the State Street stop sign — the church is two blocks on the left. Those wishing to attend Sunday Mass or a fuller sacramental schedule are welcome at St. Francis of Assisi in Belleville.
- Address: 410 E State St, Albany, WI 53502
- Phone: (608) 862-3400
- Website: http://www.stfrancisbelleville.com/