San Xavier del Bac Mission

San Xavier del Bac Mission

Tucson, Arizona

DenominationCatholic
Phone(520) 294-2624
Emailoffice@sanxaviermission.org

Services

Worship

Sun10:00 AM
Founded1692
StyleSpanish Colonial

Last updated May 2026

San Xavier del Bac Mission
Map showing location of San Xavier del Bac Mission

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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