Our Lady of Fatima Church, Mamoudzou, Catholic church in Mamoudzou, Mayotte.
Our Lady of Fatima Church is a Catholic church dating from 1957 in Mamoudzou, Mayotte. Its walls are pale yellow-beige, rising to a steep pyramidal roof of light-brown corrugated metal panels, with a triangular glazed dormer near the apex and projecting eaves. A dark doorway or window opening is set into the lower wall, and a tall dark wooden bell tower with an open framework stands at the left, topped by a pointed roof over a bell.
The church was founded in 1957 as a Catholic place of worship for Mamoudzou's growing population. Over time it became integrated into the broader ecclesiastical structures serving the Indian Ocean islands.
The name refers to the Marian title of Our Lady of Fatima, so the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under that invocation. It belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of the Comoros Archipelago, raised to that status in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI with the bull "Divini Salvatoris".
Visiting is most straightforward during scheduled services, when the doors are open and the community is gathered. It is helpful to check the current service times before arriving, as these may shift seasonally.
The building is described in sources as a cathedral dating from 1957, though it is commonly called a church. It belongs to the Apostolic Vicariate of the Comoros Archipelago, which Pope Benedict XVI raised to its current status in 2010 through the bull "Divini Salvatoris".
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