Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary

Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary
Seminário Menor de
Nossa Senhora de Fátima
TypeMinor seminary
Established13 October 1936 (1936-10-13)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
RectorNatalino da Costa
Students254 (2017)
Location,
8°33′54″S 125°35′04″E / 8.565003°S 125.584444°E / -8.565003; 125.584444
CampusUrban
LanguagePortuguese
WebsiteOfficial website


Our Lady of Fatima Minor Seminary (SENOFA; Portuguese: Seminário Menor de Nossa Senhora de Fátima) is a Roman Catholic minor seminary located in Dili, Timor-Leste. Established in 1936, it is the country's oldest Roman Catholic seminary. Originally located in Soibada, Manatuto, it moved in 1951 to Dare, on the outskirts of Dili. The seminary was canonically registered by the Holy See in 1954. In 1958, the Jesuits took over administration of the seminary. The seminary closed after the 1975 Indonesian invasion of East Timor, reopening three years later in 1978.