The Texas Catholic Historical Society is an affiliated unit of the Texas Catholic Conference, and its board is composed of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas and the following Executive Council members:
Officers and Executive Council
Matthew Butler, President
Maggie Elmore, Vice-President and President-Elect
Amanda Bresie, Past President
Jennifer Carr Allmon, Secretary-Treasurer
Selena Aleman, Catholic Archives of Texas
Lisa May, Editor, Texas Catholic Historian
Christopher Wolfe, Editor, Catholic Southwest
Gabby Pérez, Editor, newsletter
Our newsletters and 28 issues of the award-winning Catholic Southwest journal are now available online!
Fall 2024 programs
September Brown Bag: Sept. 18, 5 pm CT
“Visualizing La Cristiada or Cristero War, 1926-1941”
via Zoom (link provided to members)
Presenter: Dominic Guerrero (California State University-Fullerton)
Comment: Julia Young (Catholic University of America)
October Book Launch/Tour on Spanish-Era Catholic Texas: Oct. 10, 4 pm CT
hybrid event (Zoom and in person, members only)
Book Launch
Indigenous Autonomy at La Junta de los Rios: Traders, Allies, and Migrants on New Spain’s Northern Frontier (Lubbock: Texas Tech Press, 2023)
Presenter/Author: F. Bob Wright (Oblate School of Theology)
Comment: Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez (Texas State University)
Venue for in-person attendees (registration required): Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Conference Room, 1600 N. Congress Ave. Suite B, Austin, Texas 78701 (between the Diocese of Austin’s Chancery and the Texas Historical Commission). Lunch will be provided to members in
Book Launch preceded by a boxed lunch and tour of General Land Office’s Spanish Collection and Maps
In-person attendees are invited to meet prior to the Book Launch at the General Land Office, 1700 N. Congress Ave. Austin, Texas 78701, for a boxed lunch (1:00 PM) followed by a guided tour of the Spanish Collection & Maps (2:00-3:30 PM). Registration required & space limited.
November Brown Bag: Nov. 13, 5 pm CT
via Zoom (link provided to members)
“Mr. Priest: Father Antonio José Martínez of Taos, New Mexico, 1823-1867”
Presenter: Matthew Butler (University of Texas at Austin):
Comment: Michael J. Alarid (University of Nevada-Las Vegas)
The Texas Catholic Historical Society offers members such opportunities as:
- Meet and network with others interested in Catholic history in the Southwest
- Publish in our award-winning journal, Catholic Southwest
- Speak at conferences
- Organize presentations at conferences
- Stay updated with Society events through our newsletter
- Receive a subscription to the Catholic Southwest, published annually
Click on the button above to join, or contact us at Texas Catholic Historical Society, 6225 E US290 Hwy SVRD EB, Austin, TX 78723.