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|populated_place_name=Fonda
| country = United States
|country=United States
| administrative_subdivision = New York
|administrative_subdivision=New York
| type = Village
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| population = 690
|population=690
| catholic_percentage =
|parishes_count=1
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|notable_catholic_sites=National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha; Church of St. Cecilia
| notable_catholic_sites = National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha; Church of St. Cecilia
|patron_saint=Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
| patron_saint = Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
|coordinates=42.9544, -74.3756
| coordinates = 42.9544,-74.3756
|area_sq_km=1.58
| area_sq_km = 1.58
|historic=Yes
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|status=Active
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'''Fonda''' is a small village and county seat of [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]] in upstate [[New York]], situated along the Mohawk River valley. With a population of approximately 690 as of 2025 projections, it lies within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]]. Fonda holds profound Catholic significance as the site of the former Mohawk village of Caughnawaga, where [[Saint Kateri Tekakwitha]], the first Native American saint canonized by the Church, lived from age 10 until 1677, and where the National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha now stands as a beacon of indigenous Catholic devotion and reconciliation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonda,_New_York |title=Fonda, New York |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref>
'''Fonda''' is a small village and county seat of [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]] in upstate [[New York]], situated along the Mohawk River valley. With a population of approximately 690 as of 2025 projections, it lies within the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]]. Fonda holds profound Catholic significance as the site of the former Mohawk village of Caughnawaga, where [[Saint Kateri Tekakwitha]], the first Native American saint canonized by the Church, lived from age 10 until 1677, and where the National Shrine of St. Kateri Tekakwitha now stands as a beacon of indigenous Catholic devotion and reconciliation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonda,_New_York |title=Fonda, New York |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref>