Masjid Suleman Dawood

Masjid Suleman Dawood
Front View of Masjid Suleman Dawood from March 2025
The mosque in 2025
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive
Location
Location135 Torbay Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
Architecture
TypeChurch
Completed2025 (as a mosque)

The Masjid Suleman Dawood is a mosque located in the provincial capital of St. John's in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The mosque has occupied the site of a former Roman Catholic church, Mary, Queen of Peace Church, at 135 Torbay Road, since March 2025.[1][2][3]

History

The former Catholic church parish was established in 1925.[4] The church building was sold by the Archdiocese of St. John's in 2022; this was in order to cover costs associated with the sexual and physical abuse scandal at Mount Cashel Orphanage.[5][6]

The first service at the new facility was held on March 30, 2025 as Eid-al-Fitr celebrations began with 6,000 in attendance for a pair of prayer services.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Power, Zack. "Former Mary Queen of Peace Church Transforms into Mosque for Growing Muslim Community". VOCM. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "A former Catholic church in St. John's is being converted into a mosque". CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador.
  3. ↑ "St. John's is getting a new mosque inside a former Catholic church". CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador.
  4. ↑ "Church of Mary, Queen of Peace". GCatholic.org. April 3, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Catholic Church selling assets to pay Mount Cashel survivors, but lawyer says it won't be enough". CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador. July 26, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Terry (June 21, 2022). "4 St. John's Catholic churches sold and set to close doors by September, parishioners told". CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "New mosque officially opens in former Catholic Church as Eid celebrations begin". CBC News - Newfoundland and Labrador.

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