About St. Paul the Apostle · Tylertown, Mississippi
St. Paul the Apostle is a Catholic mission church serving Tylertown, the seat of rural Walthall County in southern Mississippi. Established in 1959 and entrusted to the Diocese of Biloxi, it is administered together with Holy Trinity Parish in nearby Columbia. The mission offers Sunday morning Mass, a Saturday Vigil, and a Wednesday evening Mass, along with weekly Eucharistic Adoration and Saturday confessions — a faithful, accessible rhythm of worship for a small rural Catholic community.
- Established
- 1959
- Patron
- St. Paul the Apostle
- Rector
- Rev. James M. Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Biloxi
Why belong here
St. Paul the Apostle is the Catholic home for Catholics in Tylertown and across Walthall County, offering a welcoming, rural parish family with three Masses each week (Saturday Vigil, Sunday morning, and Wednesday evening). The mission also hosts weekly Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays and Saturday confessions before the Vigil Mass, giving the community regular access to the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. As a mission linked to Holy Trinity in Columbia, parishioners benefit from a dedicated diocesan priest and the broader life of the Diocese of Biloxi.
Mass times at St. Paul the Apostle
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 5:45 PM – 6:15 PM (before Vigil Mass)
- By appointment
Adoration times
- Wednesday 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
About St. Paul the Apostle Mission
St. Paul the Apostle is a Catholic mission church in Tylertown, Mississippi, established in 1959 and entrusted to the Diocese of Biloxi. As a mission, it shares pastoral leadership with Holy Trinity Parish in nearby Columbia, so that Catholics in rural Walthall County have a regular, dedicated priest and a place to worship. The mission welcomes visitors and locals alike for Sunday Mass, weekday Mass, Adoration, and Reconciliation.
- Type: Catholic Mission
- Founded: 1959 (per GCatholic)
- Diocese of Biloxi
- Pastored jointly with Holy Trinity Parish, Columbia
Clergy & Pastoral Leadership
As a mission linked to Holy Trinity Parish in Columbia, St. Paul the Apostle is served by the pastor of Holy Trinity. The Diocese of Biloxi priests directory lists Rev. James M. Smith as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, Columbia, and St. Paul the Apostle Mission, Tylertown.
- Rev. James M. Smith — Pastor (Holy Trinity Parish, Columbia, and St. Paul the Apostle Mission, Tylertown)
- Parish office line: (601) 876-6422
Contact & Location
St. Paul the Apostle is located on Union Road in Tylertown, the seat of Walthall County, Mississippi. The mission's contact information is shared with Holy Trinity Parish in Columbia.
- Address: 702 Union Road, Tylertown, MS 39667
- Phone: (601) 876-6422
- Email: [email protected]
- Diocesan parish finder: biloxidiocese.org/parishfinder
Diocese of Biloxi
St. Paul the Apostle falls under the jurisdiction of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, which covers southern Mississippi. As a mission church it is listed on the Diocese of Biloxi's parish finder.
- Diocese of Biloxi (Catholic Diocese)
- Listed in the diocesan Parish Finder directory