Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church

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Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church is a parish church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte located in Boone, North Carolina, United States of America. Its canonical territory includes all of Watauga County. It is the seat of the Boone Vicariate. The parish has approximately 350 registered families. Father Joseph Mulligan currently serves in the capacities of pastor, rector, and vicar forane.

Parish programs include the celebration of the Mass in English at 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays (vigil), and 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays. Mass is said in Spanish at 6:00 p.m. on Sundays. Weekday liturgy schedules vary.

In addition to the principle church, the parish includes a subordinate mission church located in Blowing Rock, NC, Church of the Epiphany Catholic Church. The mission church does not have its own rector and operates seasonally, with Sunday liturgies offered during the summer months.

The parish clergy also serve the sacramental needs of the Appalachian State University Catholic Campus Ministry, a vicarial organization for college students within the parish. The CCM is financially divorced from the parish, however, and is funded by a diocesan collection.

The parish is noted for its well-developed catechetical programs.


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