Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa

Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Rd., Honolulu, HI 96813

Blessed Sacrament Church is located in Oahu’s beautiful Pauoa Valley. In 1937, Bishop Stephen Alencastre purchased a piece of land north of Punchbowl to serve as a mission church of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. The Vicar Delegate Rev. Victorinus Claesen, SS.CC, solemnly blessed the church and installed the first pastor, Father Joseph Verschueren, SS.CC., on December 18, 1938. Blessed Sacrament’s second pastor, Father Gregory Rottier, SS.CC., oversaw construction of the two-story rectory completed in September, 1940.

The church was constructed in the style of the Southern California Catholic missions. The large belfry tower is symbolic of the rock of St. Peter.

The Our Lady of the Valley Shrine prominently stands “as a beacon of inspiration and hope in Pauoa Valley.” The Mendonca family donated the statue of the Virgin Mary in 1952 in honor of Leroy A. Mendonca, whose sacrifice in the Korean War was honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor. The shrine was renovated twice and re-dedicated, respectively, by Rev. Mark Consalvi on October 24, 1992, and Bishop Larry Silva on March 31, 2007.