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Colour map showing the locations of present-day and former Irish Capuchin mission stations and foundations in the Western Province of Zambia (formerly known as Barotseland in the colonial era).

The interior of Malengwa Church in Zambia.

The exterior of Malengwa Friary in Zambia.

Fr. Peter Rodgers OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, with newly professed Zambian friars at La Verna Friary, Lusaka, Zambia.

Fr. John Corriveau OFM Cap., General Minister, with Fr. Jude McKenna OFM Cap. at La Verna Friary in Lusaka.

Br. Jonas Nsunge OFM Cap., Br. Thabiso Manyeli OFM Cap. (South Africa), Br. Vincent Tereai OFM Cap., Br. Aaron Chishimba OFM Cap., Br. Ronald Munyinda OFM Cap., Br. Elias Kabuswe OFM Cap. and Br. Martin Kafwimbi OFM Cap. at the Camerino Novitiate in Lusaka, Zambia.

A history of the Irish Capuchin mission in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008). The history traces the history of the mission in a chronological format from 1930 to 1981. Particular attention is given to the arrival of missionary friars, the work of clerical and lay mission personnel, relations with local communities, the construction of mission stations, schools and hospitals in Barotseland (later the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia) and to various mission appointments and transfers. Fr. Luke arrived in Northern Rhodesia in 1948 and the text includes many of his personal recollections of the mission. The file also includes a copybook containing text in Irish by Fr. Luke recounting his initial experiences as a missionary from 1948-50.

Cutting from the Irish Press reporting on the departure of Fr. Seraphin Nesdale OFM Cap., Fr. Killian Flynn OFM Cap. and Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. for Northern Rhodesia.

A view of St. Joseph’s Mission in Mankoya in Northern Rhodesia.

Catechumens at Mankoya mission in Northern Rhodesia.