Our Lady of Fatima Church, Vidyavihar, seen from the forecourt looking up at golden hour: the white façade rising to the red roof and the cross against the evening sky, with sunlight breaking through the clouds behind it

Our church

The building that holds us.

The altar and the tabernacle, the shrine of Our Lady, and the light through the windows in the late afternoon.

Parish office · Mon – Sat: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

New here

You are welcome here.

If you have never been to a Catholic Mass, or it has been many years, you do not need to know anything in advance. Come a few minutes early, sit anywhere you like, and follow at your own pace. No one will ask you to stand out.

Mass times, how to find us, where to sit, what happens at Mass and whether you may receive Communion are all answered on one page, written for a first visit.

Plan your visit

The front of Our Lady of Fatima Church under a clear blue sky: the white facade with its red roofs, the cross above the gable and the name over the open entrance

Our mission

To gather this neighbourhood around Christ in the Eucharist, to form disciples at every age, and to serve whoever is in front of us, under the patronage of Our Lady of Fatima.

Our story

The parish began in 1953, when the Archbishop of Bombay entrusted a small chapel of Our Lady of Fatima at Kirol to the Capuchin Franciscan friars, who serve here still.

Our Capuchin friars

Archdiocese of Bombay

A parish of the Archdiocese of Bombay, within the Kurla Deanery.

Four parishioners at Mass, seen from the altar: a grey-haired man and a woman with a shawl and joined hands at the communion rail, a young woman and a boy beside them, their faces calm and attentive, with more of the congregation softly out of focus behind

A word from our parish priest

We are glad you are here.

A parish is not a building and not an office. It is the people who show up: on Sunday morning, at a funeral, at a novena on a wet Wednesday evening. That is what you will find here.

If you are new to Vidyavihar, or returning after a long time away, please introduce yourself after Mass. If there is something you need, whether a blessing, a conversation or the Sacraments for someone who is unwell, the office door is open and so is mine.

Fr Ashok Gonsalves, Parish Priest

Clergy & parish team