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.

The Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe serves the Southwest of the United States. Headquartered in Albuquerque, our friars serve throughout the Southwest with locations in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Texas. Since its founding in 1985, Our Lady of Guadalupe Province strives to continue St. Francis’s mission to keep the Gospel message alive 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.