[ 摘要 ]

泰武鄉天主教會（法蒂瑪聖母堂）是天主教在1953年於屏東縣泰武鄉佳平村建立的第一座在原住民部落的教會，在此之前，天主教在台灣傳教範圍侷限於平地的南部、中部、北部。

泰武鄉天主教會建立後，天主教信仰隨即在原住民部落發酵，各部落紛紛建立教堂連鄰近的三地門鄉、瑪家鄉、霧台鄉、來義鄉也都傳入天主教信仰，泰武鄉天主教會的建立，代表天主教在原住民部落的一個傳教據點有著重要意義。之後，泰武鄉天主教會陸續向周遭四處傳教，成為天主教在原住民部落的發源地。

本論文的研究目的在於透過對泰武鄉天主教會發展與經營，教會如何改善原住民的生活水準及教會如何教育原住民從文盲到知識，尤其當時願意奉獻生命到原住民落後地區服務的神職人員，盡力還原其歷史圖像，梳理出泰武鄉天主教會的建立及發展。

因此，本文就教會本身、信徒、文化習俗及歷史價值分別探討以聯繫出較為完整、全面性的泰武鄉天主教會全貌。

[ 英文摘要 ]

The Catholic Church of Taiwu Township（The chapel of Fadime Goddess）is the first church of aboriginal clan which was established in jiaping village ,Taiwu Township,pingdong county in 1953,The missionary work of Catholicism was limited to south ,midland,and north of the urban area in Taiwan before the first

church was established.

Aftar the Catholic Church of Taiwu was established, Catholicism fermented inboriginal clan immediately, every clan establishes its own church one after another.

Neighboring places, such as Sandimen township, Majia township, Majia township,

Wutai township and Laiyi township,was all introduced to Catholicism.The seting-up

of Thai Wu Catholic Church has a significant meaning as a missionary foothold of

aboriginal clans..The Catholic Church of Taiwu continuously introducing Catholicism

to surrounding county afterwards.and has became the founding place of Catholicism

in aboriginal clan.

The purpose of this research is to understand how churches improved the living

standard of aborigines and educated aborigines from an illiterate person to a

knowledgeable person through the development and management of the Catholicism

of Taiwu Township. Especially for the ministers who were willing to devote their

life to the aboriginal clan. They did their best to restore the historical viewpoint,and

to draw a clear picture of the establishment and development of Taiwu Catholic

Church.

This research is aimed to explore the Taiwu Catholic Church,its, its believers,

cultural custom, and the historical value, for giving an integrated and overall view of

the Taiwu Catholic Church.