Rio Rancho, NM 87124
(505) 892-8862
History of the Convent
Situated first in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province was established in 1953. The sisters purchased the Marland Estate, added a chapel, built a school, and soon established many ministries – eventually overseeing all of the territory west of the Mississippi River. In 1975, seeking a more central location for its missions, the province relocated to New Mexico, “the land of enchantment.” In Rio Rancho, a suburb of Albuquerque, the sisters built a one-story provincial house on a 10-acre property in the sight of the Sandia Mountains. Just three miles from St. Felix Pantry in the urban center of Rio Rancho, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent (pictured) included 55 rooms, a library, a greenhouse, a chapel, and four hand-carved panels for the main doors, created by one of the sisters. In 2023, the sisters sold the property and moved to a small convent house in Rio Rancho.
