Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish
Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish is a Roman Catholic church at 1815 Las Lomas Road Northeast in Albuquerque, NM 87106. It is one of 457 churches in Albuquerque, and one of 30 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
to be a spiritual home for the UNM community—celebrating the sacraments, forming disciples, and sending missionaries into classrooms, labs, and the city.
The St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish & Newman Center is the Catholic campus parish serving the University of New Mexico from our home at 1815 Las Lomas Rd NE.
1815 Las Lomas Road Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, 87106Phone: +1 505-247-1094 · Website: http://www.LoboCatholic.org
Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 284 congregations of the Catholic family gather across New Mexico — 19,012 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Find Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
Upcoming events at Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish
- Thu, Aug 6 · All day: Feast of the Transfiguration!
- Tue, Aug 18 · 8:30 AM: Bagels & Coffee!
- Thu, Aug 20 · 8 PM: Root Beer Float Night!
- Fri, Aug 21 · 7:30 PM: Swing Dancing & Karaoke!
- Sat, Aug 22 · 7:30 PM: Smore's & Bonfire
From Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish's public calendar (http://www.LoboCatholic.org). Times are the church's local time.
The community around Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 41.3%
- Poverty Rate: 29.9% (18.6–41.3%)
- Depression: 29.3%
- Food Insecurity: 20.8%
- Housing Insecurity: 15.3%
- Transportation Barriers: 13.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.2% (6.3–16.1%)
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.3%
- Unemployment: 6.5% (3.1–9.9%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Albuquerque city is served by 149 churches — about one congregation for every 3,488 residents.
Churches near Saint Thomas Aquinas University Parish
- Luther House — 0 mi away
- New Covenant Christian Church Albuquerque — 0.1 mi away
- St Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- UNM Christian Challenge — 0.3 mi away
- Central United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Copper Pointe Church — 0.5 mi away
- First Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
- University Heights United Methodist Church — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Marks-on-the-Mesa Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
- First Church of Christ, Scientist — 0.7 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church — 0.7 mi away
- San Ignacio Catholic Church — 1 mi away
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church — 1.4 mi away
- Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church — 1.5 mi away
- Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 1.7 mi away
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