Texas Catholic Historical Society Austin Chancery Building, completed in 1959. Parking Enter visitors' parking lot from 16th Street behind the Diocese of Austin Chancery Building. Authorization by the individual is required to view sacramental and school records later than 1920. Duplicating Materials Price list is available for cost of duplication of documents and photographs. Donations and Gifts Gifts and donations of historical materials pertaining to Catholics in Texas and the Southwest will gladly be accepted.
Contributions are tax-deductible.
Volunteers to assist with archival processing are welcome. The Catholic Archives of Texas is nationally recognized as one of the most valuable resources for the history of the Catholic Church in the Southwest. Its records span nearly four centuries of development of the Catholic religion in the southwestern region of the United States and Northern Mexico. The Archives was founded in 1923 under the auspices of the Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission. The Archives exists under the auspices of the Texas Catholic Conference and its Board of Directors, all bishops of Texas.