About St. Patrick · Montgomery, Louisiana
St. Patrick Church is a small Catholic mission located at 624 Rowena Street in the historic Red River town of Montgomery, Louisiana. It is served as a mission of St. Joseph Church in Colfax, within the Diocese of Alexandria, and falls under the pastoral care of Rev. John Brocato, who also serves as Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana. Worship is offered on Sunday morning and one weekday evening, with the Rosary recited beforehand and Stations of the Cross observed during Lent. As one of the few Catholic parishes serving the rural community of Montgomery (population roughly 600 in Grant Parish), St. Patrick provides a faithful sacramental presence in a town whose roots go back to a 1719 French trading post known as Bon Dieu Falls.
- Patron
- St. Patrick
- Rector
- Rev. John Brocato
- Diocese
- Diocese of Alexandria
Why belong here
St. Patrick is one of the only Catholic churches serving the rural town of Montgomery and the surrounding stretches of far northwestern Grant Parish, offering Sunday Mass in an intimate mission setting. As part of the St. Joseph, Colfax parish family under Father John Brocato, it connects worshippers to the wider diocesan community and Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana while keeping the small-town character of a country mission. Visitors find a simple, faithful schedule of Mass, weekly Rosary, confession before Mass, and Lenten Stations of the Cross — a welcoming place to pray in one of Louisiana's oldest settlements along the Red River.
Mass times at St. Patrick
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Before Mass
About St. Patrick Church, Montgomery
St. Patrick Church is a Catholic mission in the small town of Montgomery, Louisiana, in far northwestern Grant Parish. It is part of the Diocese of Alexandria and is administered as a mission of St. Joseph Church in Colfax. The mission is currently served by Rev. John Brocato, who is also the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana. The parish is documented in the diocese's official online directory and in the 2026 printed Diocese of Alexandria parish directory, where it is listed among the mission churches of the Central Deanery.
Parish Identity and Pastoral Care
St. Patrick's identity is that of a mission church: a smaller worshiping community served by the pastor and staff of St. Joseph, Colfax. The pastor on record is Rev. John Brocato, who is also the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana, reflecting the close link between the parish family and the charitable works of the diocese. Because the mission is administered from Colfax, sacramental needs outside the regular Mass schedule — weddings, baptisms, anointing of the sick, and faith formation — are typically coordinated through the St. Joseph, Colfax parish office.
- Mission of St. Joseph Church, Colfax
- Pastoral care shared with the Colfax parish
- Connection to Catholic Charities of Central Louisiana
Location and Contact
St. Patrick is located on Rowena Street in Montgomery, the small Red River town that predates New Orleans as a French settlement. The mailing address is P.O. Box 158, Montgomery, LA 71454-0158. The phone number published on the diocesan listing — (318) 627-3952 — is the line for the mother parish of St. Joseph, Colfax, and is the appropriate number to call for inquiries about Mass times, sacraments, or pastoral needs at the mission. The official page is hosted on the Diocese of Alexandria website.
- Address: 624 Rowena St, Montgomery, LA 71454
- Mailing: P.O. Box 158, Montgomery, LA 71454-0158
- Phone: (318) 627-3952 (St. Joseph, Colfax parish office)
- Website: diocesealex.org/church/st-patrick-church-montgomery/
Montgomery and the Wider Catholic Landscape
Montgomery is one of the oldest communities in Louisiana, founded as a French trading post at Bon Dieu Falls in 1719, and is situated on the eastern bank of the Red River in Grant Parish. The town's religious landscape is predominantly Baptist and Methodist, and St. Patrick's is the local Roman Catholic presence. The mission belongs to a network of small chapels and missions throughout the Diocese of Alexandria that bring the sacraments to rural communities of central and northern Louisiana.
- Montgomery founded 1719 as Bon Dieu Falls (pre-New Orleans)
- Located on the Red River in Grant Parish
- Part of the Diocese of Alexandria mission network