The Congregation, initially called “Missionary Daughters of our Lady of Fatima”, simply known today as: “Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima”, was founded on 2nd October 1949, in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima at Pieve (Perugia) in Italy, by Mother Emma Pia Pignanelli. She died in 1975. It is an Institute of Consecrated Life of Diocesan Right with the Generalate in the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria, Italy. Their Charisma is Marian-Franciscan, inspired by the message of our Lady of Fatima, centred on the daily prayers and sacrifices for the conversion of sinners in the whole world, the propagation of the rosary, through the poor, chaste and obedient lifestyle of St. Francis. Such charisma is manifested in an apostolic form through the education of children, youth, with the Samaritan care towards the needy, abandoned and orphans.
Through contact with a Diocesan Priest of Kumbo Diocese, they started getting vocations from Cameroon before they were invited by the then Archbishop of Bamenda to make a Foundation in the Archdiocese of Bamenda. They arrived Bamenda on 18th November 2009 and started a community in Immaculate Conception Parish, Ngomgham, which is made up of two Professed Sisters. Since their arrival in the Archdiocese, they are fully involved in pastoral activities of the Parish at all levels. At the diocesan level, they carry out any activity assigned to them working in close collaboration with the Bishops. They have a Formation House and eight young girls in formation. The community is made up of 7 members, two finally professed, five in temporal vows and three postulants.
We thank God for their presence, and we hope and desire that they will grow and found many more communities in the Archdiocese of Bamenda.
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