Our Lady of Fatima Chapel
Fifty Years in Sanger
In August 1974, a seminarian from Ecône, Switzerland, and a Dallas native, arranged for Fr. Gregory Post, SSPX, to celebrate a sung Mass for a group of Dallas/Fort Worth Catholics. In April 1975, Archbishop Lefebvre sent Fr. Hector Bolduc to establish a chapel and to send SSPX priests to North Texas. For years, Fr. Bolduc and Fr. Carl Pulvermacher O.F.M. Cap. came to the North Texas area. During the following decades, countless priests belonging to or associated with the SSPX brought the Mass and sacraments to the faithful.
For the first four years, the group set up for the Mass in various public buildings, chiefly in Denton. But in 1979, the group bought a run–down protestant church in Sanger, which they gradually converted into a beautiful Catholic church in a country setting. Over the years, the church was remodeled several times, with classrooms and offices added. The last renovation of the church’s interior took place in 2015 under the artistic guidance of Brother Marcel, SSPX,and beloved pastor Fr. Dominique Bourmaud (RIP).
Over time, the faithful purchased the entire city block on which Our Lady of Fatima now stands. On one of the lots was a three-bedroom house which was adapted to serve as a rectory. These accomplishments were achieved at significant cost in money and labor because of devotion to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
The faithful of Our Lady of Fatima look forward to beginning our second half-century in North Texas.