About Our Lady of Fatima · Quinlan, Texas
Our Lady of Fatima is a quasi-parish (mission) of the Roman Catholic Church located in Quinlan, Texas, in the Diocese of Dallas. It is operated as a dependent mission of St. William the Confessor Catholic Church in nearby Greenville, with which it shares clergy, a phone line, and a single website at stwilliamtheconfessor.org. The mission's patroness, Our Lady of Fatima, commemorates the Marian apparitions reported by three shepherd children — Lúcia, Jacinta, and Francisco — at Fátima, Portugal beginning in May 1917. Our Lady of Fatima in Quinlan serves a small flock of Catholic faithful in the Lake Tawakoni / Hunt County area with a once-weekly Sunday Mass and the sacraments available through the parent parish.
- Patron
- Our Lady of Fatima (Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Fatima)
- Rector
- Rev. Msgr. Paul L. Weinberger (Pastor of St. William the Confessor, Greenville, which serves Our Lady of Fatima as its mission church)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Dallas
Why belong here
Our Lady of Fatima Mission offers Quinlan-area Catholics a convenient, locally rooted place to attend Sunday Mass without driving into Greenville. As a mission of the larger and well-resourced St. William the Confessor parish, it draws its priests, deacons, and faith-formation opportunities from a multi-language Catholic community that celebrates Mass in English and Spanish, exposing Eucharistic Adoration, frequent Confession, RCIA, and other sacraments, and parish ministries. Newcomers and returning Catholics are welcomed into a small, tight-knit faith community that participates fully in the life of the Diocese of Dallas while keeping the intimacy of a country chapel.
Mass times at Our Lady of Fatima
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM (before the 4:00 PM Mass, per joinmychurch.com listing)
- Additional Confession times available at the parent parish St. William the Confessor in Greenville: Saturday 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM; Monday 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM; Tuesday 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM; Thursday 12:45 PM – 1:15 PM; Friday 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM
Adoration times
- Eucharistic Adoration is offered at the parent parish, St. William the Confessor in Greenville, Monday–Friday 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM, with additional hours Thursdays 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (with a Rosary in Spanish), First Friday of the month 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM – 8:00 AM, and First Saturday at 8:00 AM. Specific local Adoration hours for the Our Lady of Fatima mission chapel are not listed online.
Overview of Our Lady of Fatima Mission
Our Lady of Fatima is a Catholic quasi-parish mission located in Quinlan, Texas, serving the Catholic faithful of southern Hunt County and the Lake Tawakoni area. It is one of two Catholic worship sites served by the St. William the Confessor Catholic Church community based in neighboring Greenville. The mission is under the pastoral care of the pastor of St. William the Confessor and shares the parish office, phone number, and website with the main parish. Its sole weekly Mass is celebrated on Sunday afternoons, with the Sacrament of Reconciliation offered before Mass and additional confession times available at the Greenville parish.
- Canonical status: Quasi-Parish (Mission), Diocese of Dallas
- Parent parish: St. William the Confessor Catholic Church, 4300 Stuart St., Greenville, TX 75401
- Sunday Mass: 4:00 PM (English)
- Patroness: Our Lady of Fatima
History and Identity of the Mission
The mission was established to serve Catholics living in and around Quinlan whose nearest parish, St. William the Confessor in Greenville, was a meaningful drive away. Because of this, the Diocese of Dallas recognizes the Quinlan worship site as a quasi-parish — a status given to small or developing Catholic communities — rather than as a fully independent parish. The mission's patroness, Our Lady of Fatima, commemorates the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three Portuguese shepherd children in 1917, a devotion popular among twentieth-century Catholic immigrants who named churches and chapels across the United States. No formal founding date or written parish history is published online, and the mission's story is told primarily through its relationship to St. William the Confessor in Greenville.
- Status: Catholic Quasi-Parish Mission under the Diocese of Dallas
- Patroness: Our Lady of Fatima (commemorating the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fátima, Portugal)
- No published founding year on diocesan or parish sources
- Closely tied to St. William the Confessor Catholic Church, Greenville, TX
Clergy and Parish Staff
Clergy for the mission are drawn from the clergy team of the parent parish, St. William the Confessor in Greenville. The pastor of St. William the Confessor also serves as pastor of the Our Lady of Fatima mission, assisted by a parochial vicar, additional priests, deacons, and an office manager.
- Rev. Msgr. Paul L. Weinberger — Pastor
- Fr. Javier Diaz — Parochial Vicar
- Fr. Samuel Martinez — Clergy
- Dcn. James Starr — Deacon
- Dcn. Marco Antonio Cruz — Deacon
- Dcn. Lee Baxter Davis — Deacon
- Rick Bittner — Office Manager
- Contact: [email protected] / (903) 450-1177
Sacraments and Devotions at the Mission
Through its link to St. William the Confessor, the Our Lady of Fatima mission community has access to the full sacramental life of the Catholic Church: Baptism, First Communion and First Reconciliation, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders (vocations referrals). Weddings, funerals, and Anointing of the Sick are coordinated through the parish office in Greenville. Beyond the sacraments, devotions including Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, First Friday, and First Saturday devotions are available at the parent parish.
- Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony
- Anointing of the Sick, Funerals (through the parish office)
- Eucharistic Adoration (Mon–Fri 6:00–7:30 AM at St. William the Confessor)
- First Friday Adoration (6:00 AM – 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM – 8:00 AM)
- First Saturday Mass/Adoration (8:00 AM)
- Rosary in Spanish on Thursday evenings
Ministries and Community Life
Because Our Lady of Fatima is a mission rather than a full parish, most organized ministries and faith-formation programs are run from St. William the Confessor in Greenville. These include RCIA (adult initiation into the Catholic Church), youth ministry, faith formation, and a Spanish-language Catholic community that celebrates its own Masses and devotions. A local Knights of Columbus council is associated with the mission in Diocesan K of C directories. Parishioners are encouraged to participate in the broader life of the Greenville parish and to support the small Quinlan mission community at their local Sunday Mass.
- RCIA / Adult Faith Formation (at St. William the Confessor)
- Youth Ministry (at St. William the Confessor)
- Knights of Columbus — Our Lady of Fatima Quasi-Parish council (Diocese of Dallas)
- Hispanic / Spanish-language ministry (at St. William the Confessor)
- Liturgical ministries: lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers (at St. William the Confessor and the mission)
Visiting the Mission
Our Lady of Fatima Mission sits at 1579 East Quinlan Parkway in Quinlan, just east of downtown Quinlan and within easy reach of Lake Tawakoni. Visitors are warmly welcomed to the Sunday Mass at 4:00 PM and to any of the many Masses, devotions, and sacraments available a short drive north at St. William the Confessor in Greenville. For weddings, funerals, Anointing of the Sick, or any sacraments outside of the regular schedule, parishioners should contact the parish office directly.
- Address: 1579 East Quinlan Parkway, Quinlan, TX 75474
- Phone: (903) 450-1177
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.stwilliamtheconfessor.org/
- Parent parish office: 4300 Stuart Street, Greenville, TX 75401
Why This Mission Matters
Small mission chapels like Our Lady of Fatima are a vital part of Catholic life in rural North Texas. They keep the Sunday Eucharist accessible to families, retirees, and seasonal residents who would otherwise face a long drive to Mass, and they preserve the Catholic faith in communities that have only a handful of baptized faithful. As a mission of a vibrant parent parish with daily Mass, frequent Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, Spanish-language ministry, and a parochial school of its own, the Quinlan mission offers the best of both worlds: a small, locally rooted worship community supported by the full sacramental and pastoral resources of St. William the Confessor and the Diocese of Dallas.
- Keeps Sunday Mass accessible in Quinlan and the Lake Tawakoni area
- Supported by the full pastoral resources of St. William the Confessor
- Anchors a local Catholic community (with a Knights of Columbus council) in southern Hunt County