San Xavier del Bac Mission

Name: San Xavier del Bac Mission
Address: 1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746, Tucson, AZ, US
Telephone: (520) 294-2624
Rating: 4.8

Tucson, Arizona

San Xavier del Bac Mission is located in Tucson, Arizona, serving the Tohono O'odham community in the village of Wa:k on the Tohono O'odham reservation. The mission was created to serve the needs of the local community and continues this mission today. It focuses on nurturing spiritual and academic growth rooted in Gospel Values, O'odham Himdag (Way of Life), and Service. The mission operates San Xavier Mission School, which enrolls students in grades K-3 and offers a safe learning environment with small class sizes. The mission hosts various community events and maintains a policy of performing marriages, baptisms, and special events primarily for the local community.

Address

1950 W San Xavier Rd, Tucson, AZ 85746

Denomination

Catholic

Phone

(520) 294-2624

office@sanxaviermission.org

Services

Worship

Sun10:00 AM

Founded

1692

Style

Spanish Colonial

Last updated August 2026

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1,000-5,000

estimated members

This is likely one of 43 Catholic congregations in Pima County, AZ. Catholic accounts for 49% of the county's 707 congregations.

This estimate comes from ARDA 2020 data for churches of this size and denomination in the county.

Plan Your Visit

San Xavier del Bac is a historic Spanish Colonial mission located 10 miles south of downtown Tucson that hosts approximately 200,000 visitors annually. The mission, founded in 1692 and rebuilt in the late 1700s, represents the oldest European structure in Arizona and is an outstanding architectural landmark. Visitors can experience centuries of religious and cultural history at this well-known pilgrimage site on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

What to See

›Oldest European structure in Arizona, rebuilt between 1783 and 1797
›Outstanding example of Spanish Colonial architecture in the United States
›Historic Spanish Catholic mission on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation

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