About St. Vincent de Paul · Lozano, Texas
St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic mission church in the small community of Lozano, in Cameron County, Texas. It is served as a mission of St. Helen Catholic Church in neighboring Rio Hondo, within the Diocese of Brownsville, which covers the Rio Grande Valley. The mission gathers its faithful community primarily in Spanish, with at least one bilingual Sunday celebration. Its presence on Brown Tract Road brings regular Mass and the sacraments to the rural Lozano area, supplementing the parish life offered at the parent church of St. Helen in Rio Hondo.
- Patron
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
St. Vincent de Paul offers a Spanish-language Catholic home for the families of Lozano and the surrounding rural area, with weekly Sunday Mass and Saturday confessions. As a mission of St. Helen in Rio Hondo, it extends the parish's pastoral care beyond the mother church so that Catholics in this part of Cameron County can worship and receive the sacraments close to home. It is a small, welcoming faith community in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley.
Mass times at St. Vincent de Paul
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Overview
St. Vincent de Paul Mission serves the Catholic faithful of Lozano, a small community in Cameron County in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It is a mission of St. Helen Catholic Church, Rio Hondo (228 E. Huisache Ave., Rio Hondo, TX 78583), and falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Brownsville. The mission's mailing/contact phone, (956) 748-2327, rings at the St. Helen parish office.
- Type: Catholic Mission (not an independent parish)
- Parent parish: St. Helen Catholic Church, Rio Hondo, TX
- Diocese: Diocese of Brownsville
- Rite: Roman (Latin)
Parish Identity and Patron
The mission takes its name from St. Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), the French priest and founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists) and the Daughters of Charity, widely known for his lifelong service to the poor. His feast day is September 27. A lay charitable society bearing his name — the Society of St. Vincent de Paul — is one of the oldest Catholic volunteer organizations in the world.
- Patron: St. Vincent de Paul
- Feast day: September 27
- Title held by the mission — confirmed by GCatholic and multiple diocesan-style directories
Location and How to Reach the Mission
The mission is located on the eastern edge of the small community of Lozano, in the Rio Grande Valley of deep South Texas, between Rio Hondo and Harlingen. The address appears on different directories as either '2513 E. Brown Tract Rd.' or '2513 Lozano Rd.' — both refer to the same mission site.
- Address: 2513 E. Brown Tract Rd. (aka 2513 Lozano Rd.), Lozano, TX 78568
- Phone: (956) 748-2327
- Parish office (parent): 228 E. Huisache Ave., Rio Hondo, TX 78583
- Diocese: Diocese of Brownsville
Parent Parish — St. Helen, Rio Hondo
All sacramental and pastoral care for the mission is coordinated through St. Helen Catholic Church, Rio Hondo. The parish shares the same phone line and runs the mission's sacramental record-keeping. St. Helen's website (sthelencatholicchurch.org) is the de facto web home for the Lozano mission.
- Parent parish: St. Helen Catholic Church, Rio Hondo
- Shared phone: (956) 748-2327
- Website: sthelencatholicchurch.org
- Facebook: facebook.com/sthelenriohondo
Languages Spoken
Per GCatholic, the mission's primary liturgical language is Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Hispanic Catholic population of the Rio Grande Valley. Sunday Mass is offered in bilingual form as well, welcoming English-speaking Catholics in the area.
- Spanish — primary liturgical language (GCatholic)
- English — used in bilingual celebrations
Diocese of Brownsville
St. Vincent de Paul Mission is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, which covers the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, including Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties. The diocesan parish finder is published at cdob.org/parishfinder.
- Diocese: Brownsville
- Region: Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
- Parish-finder reference: cdob.org/parishfinder