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Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope

Celebrate the mercy of God in ways that will create a transformative spiritual renewal and conversion for the entire people of God

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Plenary Indulgence

Pope Francis has granted the faithful a Plenary Indulgence for the 150th anniversary of canonical erection of the Diocese of San Antonio.
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Patron Saints

We entrust the presence in the future of our Archdiocese of San Antonio to our patron saints Our Lady of Guadalupe and San Antonio de Padua.
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Papal Decree

In 1874, Pope Pius IX divided the then single Texas diocese based in Galveston to create the Diocese of San Antonio. Read the text of the papal decree.

Our History

The first recorded Mass in Texas was celebrated on May 16, 1675, during the Bosque de Larrios expedition at a site north of present day Del Rio.

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