Our Lady of Guadalupe Province

Welcome to the website of the Southwest Franciscans. We are the Franciscan friars of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a branch of the worldwide Roman Catholic fraternity of the Order of Friars Minor that was founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1223.

Headquartered in Albuquerque, friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe serve throughout the Southwest with locations in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas. Since its founding in 1985, the province strives to continue St. Francis’ mission to spread the Gospel in our contemporary world.

Please know that you are in our prayers as you navigate our website. Through our site, we pray that you find information that is valuable and that better connects you with the Gospel, St. Francis and our Province.