On July 27, 1730, Franciscan missionaries combined three east Texas missions, in operation since 1721, and moved them to the southern banks of the Colorado River in Austin under the name San José de los Nazonis.

St. John the Evangelist Parish in Marble Falls has taken to heart its designation as a pilgrimage site for the Diocese of Austin’s 75th anniversary celebration.

Pilgrims celebrating the Diocese of Austin’s 75th anniversary are graciously welcomed at Sacred Heart Parish in Waco.

Dedicated in 1958 while Bishop Louis Reicher was bishop of Austin, the historic Leuders Limestone and granite-trimmed Chancery proudly sits at 1600 Congress in Austin.

Washington and Fayette counties, in the southeastern corner of the Diocese of Austin, are home to two historic chapels.

I want to let our readers know that this subject can be a bit complicated, but plenary indulgences center around the mercy of God.

“My hope and my prayer is that we are able to understand and connect to this void, this hurt, this hunger that we as the body of Christ have,” he said. “Jesus knows we are hungry and he wants to satisfy that hunger for us,” he said.

Pope Francis has granted the faithful the opportunity to obtain two plenary indulgences for the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Austin.

There is so much to be thankful for — our dedicated clergy and religious, the lay faithful and the 700,000 Catholics who call Austin and the Diocese of Austin home!

Established in 1947, the Diocese of Austin was the seventh diocese in the state of Texas. Read more about its history, and anniversary celebration plans!