Name of Church El Cristo Rey
Address 44 Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon Village, AZ 86023
Phone number (928) 638-4013
Website https://elcristoreycatholicchurchgrandcanyon.com/el-cristo-rey
Mass times Saturday vigil, 4 pm. Sunday, 9 am. Monday through Friday, 8 am.
Confessions Available after mass.
Names of priests Father Dan Vanyo, parochial administrator. Father is originally from Woodland Hills, California, and has lived in Arizona since 1986. He was a late vocation ordained a priest for the Diocese of Phoenix in 2012. He is a faithful priest who has been serving the chapel since 2023.
School No.
Special parish activities Adoration after Wednesday morning mass for an hour and in the evening 6 – 8 pm on selected dates; check the website.
Fellow parishioners The chapel serves a small number of Catholics who work in Grand Canyon Village as well as a larger number of tourists. Father Vanyo also serves Catholics 27 miles south at Sagrado Corazon Parish in Valle.
Parking There are ample spaces nearby the church.
Additional observations El Cristo Rey is a small parish a short walk away from the magnificent view of the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It is unusual in that it is a Catholic church located within a U.S. national park. Take a video tour of the church.
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The chapel serves those who work in Grand Canyon Village plus tourists.
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I could not go to Mass there every week. Looks like a preschool classroom.
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