Parish of Mary of Fatima of Ondangwa
In Ondangwa, in northern Namibia, the Catholic community congregates in the parish dedicated to Mary of Fatima, belonging to the archdiocese of Windhoek. It is a simple parish in the ovambo country, where the pilgrim Virgin of Fatima has a house among her own.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- La parroquia figura en el directorio oficial de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Namibia con la advocación ‘Mary of Fatima’, dentro de la región pastoral del norte del país, junto a comunidades hermanas como Oshakati y Ongwediva.
- It belongs to the archdiocese of Windhoek, the metropolitan headquarters of Namibia, governed by Archbishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, the Oblate of Mary Immaculate: his shepherd also takes Mary in the name of his congregation.
- The Catholic Church in Namibia has about 693,000 faithful, about 22.8% of the population, spread over 99 parishes; the one in Ondangwa is one of those who support faith in the populous north of the country.
- Under the title of Fatima, the parish unites this African land with the message of the rosary that the Virgin entrusted to the pastors in 1917: to pray every day for peace and for sinners.
Virgin of Fatima
The parish of Mary of Fatima brings together the Catholics of Ondangwa, in northern Namibia, within the archdiocese of Windhoek. A simple community of the ovambo country that lives the message of Fatima: the daily rosary and trust in the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
"Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of the Rosary, guard your children from Namibia.
Is the advocation of the Virgin Mary of your people missing?
Si no encuentras la advocación mariana de tu ciudad o pueblo, cuéntanosla: la investigaremos para ubicarla y darla a conocer en este mapa del amor de la Madre por el mundo.
Propose an apvocation →